Abstract: The objective of the present work is to determine the conditions that have to be satisfied for a planetary gear train of one degree of freedom to be self-locking. All planetary gear trains ...

Abstract: It is shown that for any planetary gear train (PGT) it is possible to find the relationship existing between the transmission ratio of the train and the power transmitted through each gear ...

Abstract: An infinitely variable transmission (IVT), based on the use of one-way action clutches, belonging to the family of ratcheting drives is described. The mechanical foundations and numerical simulations ...