Suppose a gear train was designed similar to the transmission shown in Figure 8.15, but with  for all gears. Find speed ratio  if ring gear  is fixed. Use the formula method (in two steps). Figure...

Suppose a gear train was designed similar to the transmission shown in Figure 8.15, but with
 for all gears. Find speed ratio
 if ring gear
 is fixed. Use the formula method (in two steps).

Figure 8.15

FIGURE 8.15 (a) Free-floating planetary transmission with fixed ring gear removed to show details of planet spindles. (Source: The Free-Floating Planetary Transmission is a proprietary concept of the Curtiss-Wright Corp., Wood-Ridge, NJ, and is covered by a number of patents, including No. 3,540,311 and others pending.) (b) Schematic of free-floating planetary transmission, showing four of five planetary spindles.