planetary gear

collocation in English

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planetary
adjective
uk
/ˈplæn.ɪ.tər.i/us
/ˈplæn.ɪ.ter.i/
relating ...
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gear
noun
uk
/ɡɪər/us
/ɡɪr/
a device, often consisting of connecting sets of wheels with teeth (= points) around the edge, that controls how much power from an engine goes to the moving parts of ...
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Example of deducing the validity ofplanetarygearsystem.
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Example of checking the validity ofplanetarygearsystem, with the computer program output.
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In the next section, we will discuss the mechanical design and derive the kinematic and dynamic models of theplanetarygearleg.
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During straight-line walking, the legs in contact with the ground are actuated by theplanetarygear mechanisms alone in order to obtain high energy efficiency.
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Theplanetarygearmechanism is able to generate an approximate, horizontal straight-line foot motion with a small vertical error of 5 mm.
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Figure 24 illustrates a set of linked utterances during which the participants dealt with the issue of positioning the reflected light that theplanetarygearmechanism moves.
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These results will be very helpful to our further study on the analysis and development of aplanetarygearleg quadruped walking machine in the near future.
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Theplanetarygearleg is designed for a quadruped which can walk and trot under the following design criteria: high efficiency, compact size and high payload / weight ratio.
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The banjo is usually tuned with friction tuning pegs orplanetarygeartuners, rather than the worm gear machine head used on guitars.
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The load in aplanetarygeartrain is shared among multiple planets, therefore torque capability is greatly increased.
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Theplanetarygearhousing features external gear teeth and can be rotated by a motor and worm gear.
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Its transmission was aplanetarygeartype billed as three speed.
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The annulus may also be held fixed, with input provided to theplanetarygearcarrier; output rotation is then produced from the sun gear.
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Two propellers are arranged one behind the other, and power is transferred from the engine viaplanetarygeartransmission.
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The significant development was the patented design of the firstplanetarygearunit applied to centrifugal equipment.
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There is no externally visible way to determine whether the transmission contains the straight-cutplanetarygearset.
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Torque applied radially onto the gears of aplanetarygeartrain is transferred radially by the gear, without lateral pressure on the gear teeth.
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Compared to the previous system it now uses aplanetarygeardifferential that can transfer almost twice the torque between the rear wheels.
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The converter now incorporated two turbines and aplanetarygearset, with a single stator.
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