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    Multi-body systems

    Gears

    • Larger gear - > slower spin
    • Accelerations - > tangential are equal but centripetal are not
    • Opposite direction

    Standard sign convention

    1. \( \omega_{1z} \) and \( \omega_{2z} \) have opposite signs (the gears rotate in opposite direction)
    2. Smaller gears rotate faster
    Example: Rotating gears. #rkc-gsc
    Example: Rotating gears with chain. #rkc-csc