Thread: How Do Planet Gears Work?
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Re: How Do Planet Gears Work?
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Originally Posted by Warren Boudreau
One of the teams last year figured out how to drive the ring and the sun (I think) with two different motors to get a constantly variable gear ratio. The CVT I think they called it. And I apologize to anyone who reads this and finds that some of the details about the CVT are distorted. It's been a rough summer and I don't remember too good sometimes.
I don't know much about planetary gears, but I do know about the "CVT" you were refferring to.

It was called the CCT - "Crazy Chicken Transmission", designed by Paul Copioli, from Team 217 - The Thunderchickens.
You can find a copy of the design, and the theory behind it here:
http://www.thunderchickens.org/downloads/cct_2002.zip

John
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