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Epicyclic gearing

technology Maturity 11-13

Some gears work like a solar system.

Planetary Gear Animation.gif
Planetary Gear Animation.gif
A middle gear is like a sun. Small gears move around it like planets. These gears help machines move well. They can help cars go fast. Can you find gears in your house?
Pencil sharpener mechanism.jpg
Pencil sharpener mechanism.jpg

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File:Epicyclic Gearing Stationary Ring.gif
Epicyclic Gearing Stationary Ring.gif
File:Basic principles of planetary gear.gif
Basic principles of planetary gear.gif
File:Combining two motions.gif
Combining two motions.gif
File:Combining two rotational input.gif
Combining two rotational input.gif
File:Combining two rotational input-2.gif
Combining two rotational input-2.gif
File:Comparison between the Planet gear and the Differential gear.jpg
Comparison between the Planet gear and...
File:Epicyclic_gear_ratios.png
Epicyclic_gear_ratios.png
File:NAMA Machine d'Anticythère 1.jpg
NAMA Machine d'Anticythère 1.jpg
File:Le diverse et artificiose machine del Capitano Agostino Ramelli Figure CLXXXVIII.jpg
Le diverse et artificiose machine del...
File:Epicyclic carrier locked.png
Epicyclic carrier locked.png
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1948amhub.jpg
File:Spur gear differential (Manual of Driving and Maintenance).jpg
Spur gear differential (Manual of Driving...

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