Loci in Epicyclic Gearing 17 January 2017, 22:00 Sorry, your browser doesn't support embedded videos, but don't worry, you can download it and watch it with your favorite video player! R: pitch diameter of the fixed sun gear r: pitch diameter of the planetary gear k = R/r = 4 A point on pitch circle of the planetary gear traces a special hypocycloid: astroid (green) The orange crank rocks with a dwell at its rightest position. « previous mechanism Robert's Four-Bar Linkage next mechanism » Geneva Mechanism load comments Please enable JavaScript to view the comments.