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Rack and Pinion

Purpose

Ideal conversion between translational and rotational motion

Libraries

Mechanical / Translational / Components
Mechanical / Rotational / Components

Description

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The Rack and Pinion models an ideal converter between translational and rotational motion. The relation between the torque, force and speeds of the two flanges is described with the following equations:

v =   R ⋅ω
τ =   R ⋅F

where R   is the pinion radius.

Parameter

Pinion radius
The pinion radius R  . A negative value will cause the flanges to move in opposite directions.