Planetary gear clutch

[Nic Bwts]

So errrr yeah didnt workout quite like I was expecting....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNwmsSHFuPk

[ArtF]

maybe not, but its still a cool idea.... :)

Art

[Nic Bwts]

Gearotics seems to model this arragement (minus the planet carrier) correctly but for some reason Solidworks just doesnt get it.

:(

[Nic Bwts]

OK reworked it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbF6xv7aFoA

Think the jittery behaviour is due to there being no load on the shafts.... at least I hope thats the case...