The simulations revealed that while the triangular shape of the gear teeth did not pose a major problem, poor spacing between the gear teeth could cause rapid and frequent blockages. This would ...

The gear ratio is calculated by dividing the number of teeth on the driven gear by the number of teeth on the driver gear An idler gear reverses the direction of rotation without changing the ...

The term "involute" refers to the shape of the teeth: the curves of the teeth are involutes of circles, which are curves that optimize gear performance. Figure 1.1.2: The three marked circles are key ...

(Szigety and Arenas, arXiv, 2025) This latest study builds on previous work by Cardiff University astrophysicist Mike Edmunds, which looked at the shape of the mechanism's gear teeth and the ...