Problem 2414. Mechanical Advantage of a Gear Train
Calculate the mechanical advantage of a gear train.
The mechanical advantage of a gear couple is given by MA = T_o/T_i where T_x is the number of gear teeth on gear x, o=output, and i=input. For stacked gear couples the overall mechanical advantage is the product of the individual mechanical advantages.
The number of teeth in each gear are given in a 2 x n matrix where n = number of gear couples and the output gears are in the first row.
Example:
T_i1 = 5; T_o1 = 15; T_i2 = 8; T_o2 = 12; T_i3 = 6; T_o3 = 24; gears = [T_o1 T_o2 T_o3 T_i1 T_i2 T_i3]
MA = (15/5)*(12/8)*(24/6) = 3*1.5*4 = 18
Solution Stats
Problem Comments
Solution Comments
Show commentsProblem Recent Solvers228
Suggested Problems
-
Return the 3n+1 sequence for n
8304 Solvers
-
Getting the indices from a vector
10071 Solvers
-
796 Solvers
-
523 Solvers
-
Determine if Input is Oddish or Evenish (Odd/Even Sum of Digits)
299 Solvers
More from this Author139
Problem Tags
Community Treasure Hunt
Find the treasures in MATLAB Central and discover how the community can help you!
Start Hunting!