Geared Jitterbugs
Elisabetta A. Matsumoto and Henry Segerman

Proceedings of Bridges 2019: Mathematics, Art, Music, Architecture, Education, Culture
Pages 399–402
Short Papers

Abstract

We describe geared versions of Buckminster Fuller’s jitterbug mechanism, and a variant cuboctahedral mechanism. In the cuboctahedral case, differences between the triangular and square faces led us to a numerical method to construct acircular gears, allowing for rotation rates that vary with angle.

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