The Epicyclic gearbox was devised in 1781 (as a sun and planet gear) by James Watt for use in conjunction with his steam engines. The concept was adopted in 1902 by Sturmey and Archer for a ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract This paper presents a systematic methodology for the enumeration of clutching sequences associated with epicyclic-gear-type automatic ...

SAE Transactions, Vol. 111, Section 6: JOURNAL OF PASSENGER CAR: MECHANICAL SYSTEMS JOURNAL (2002), pp. 2109-2116 (8 pages) The present communication summarizes the research aiming to the design of a ...

A clock is perhaps one of the the most popular projects among makers. Most designs we see are purely electronic and do not bother with the often more complicated mechanical part. Instructables user ...

AMONG the last group of exhibits in the Inventions Exhibition is the new epicyclic gearing invented by Prof. F. Soddy, the main object of which is to provide for the transmission of large powers at ...