An exact hypocycloid (epicycloids) curve can be also produced by using a hypocycloid (epicycloids) mechanism
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An epicycloid or hypocycloid mechanism is capable of drawing an exact epicycloid or hypocycloid curve. Similar mechanism designs can be found abundantly in industrial machines or educational equipments. Currently, the major type of epicycloid or hypocycloid configurations is planetary gear trains, which contain a binary link that has one fixed and one moving pivot, and a singular link adjacent to the moving pivot. The main feature of the configurations is that a point on the singular link may describe an epicycloid or hypocycloid curve when the binary link is rotated. The main aim of this paper is to develop a new design method in designing new configurations of planetary epicycloid (hypocycloid) mechanisms. This paper analyses the characteristics of the topological structures of existing planetary gear train type epicycloid (hypocycloid) mechanisms. The motion equations and kinematical model of the mechanism were derived and appropriate design constraints and criteria were implemented. Finally, using the design constraints and criteria, this work designs new epicycloid (hypocycloid) mechanisms.
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