Effect of Symmetry on Structures of Epicyclic Gear Trains

Authors

  • Rajasri Reddy
  • Avssks Gupta
  • Daseswara Rao Yendluri

Keywords:

epicyclic gear trains, adjaceny matrix, degree of freedom, isomorphism, symmetry, Hamming matrix

Abstract

An epicyclic gear train (EGT) can be denoted by a graph and this graph in turn represented by an adjaceny matrix. Hamming matrix is used to detect isomorphism and measure the structural aspect of symmetry in EGTs. More symmetry in EGTs results in higher number of structural arrangements as compared to EGTs with no or less symmetry.

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2014-04-01

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R. Reddy, A. Gupta, and D. R. Yendluri, “Effect of Symmetry on Structures of Epicyclic Gear Trains”, Int. j. eng. technol. innov., vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 77–85, Apr. 2014.

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