reuleaux kinematic mechanism
planetary gear and four-bar linkage simulation
Designed and animated the Planetary Gear with Four-bar Linkage (O1) from the Reuleaux Kinematic Mechanisms Collection in Fusion 360. This mechanism captures fundamental principles of constrained motion through the coupling of a planetary gear system with a four-bar linkage.
Two of the linkages form a sun-planet configuration, where the rotating planet gear traces an epicycloid trajectory. The project emphasizes kinematic relationships, motion constraints, and the geometric structure underlying classical mechanism design.
Reuleaux Kinematic Mechanism - Planetary Gear with Four-bar Linkage.