WOLFRAM|DEMONSTRATIONS PROJECT

Hypocyclic Mechanism

​
pin radius
0.5
rotate
0
°
viewpoint
default
top
show guide
This Demonstration simulates a mechanism used to convert rotary motion into rectilinear motion.
A planet gear rolls inside a static ring tracing an epicyclic trajectory. The trajectory reduces to a straight line when the planet (green) is half the diameter of the ring (red).