A review of formulas for the mechanical efficiency analysis of two degrees-of-freedom epicyclic gear trains

Journal of Mechanical Design

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 602-608

  Pennestrì, Ettore ^a   Valentini, Pier Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); PASCAL (PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE); REDUNDANCY; TORQUE; UNIVERSAL JOINTS;

ANGULAR VELOCITIES; EPICYCLIC GEAR TRAINS;

SPUR GEARS;

EID: 0141731315     PISSN: 10500472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1587157     Document Type: Article

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