2011-12-17, 05:23 PM
I don't see how the length of the belt matters at all. Maybe you could take a snapshot of the problem with your phone's camera or something?
I have a feeling this is too simple to be right, but anyway, I'll work more on it.
![[Image: %25255BUNSET%25255D.gif]](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Ai2v4AOCGog/Tu0IEXJXSYI/AAAAAAAAAOQ/ixtUq8dCXCI/s240/%25255BUNSET%25255D.gif)
The total length of the belt L1 is the part that does not touch any wheel, L2 is the part around the big wheel, and L3 small wheel:
![[Image: %25255BUNSET%25255D.gif]](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-s1l7Q_j1ayo/Tu0KnZ82u5I/AAAAAAAAAOg/Ylc88apYauY/s352/%25255BUNSET%25255D.gif)
I don't know if there are any easy ways to invert this to find x with L, R and r, though.
I have a feeling this is too simple to be right, but anyway, I'll work more on it.
The total length of the belt L1 is the part that does not touch any wheel, L2 is the part around the big wheel, and L3 small wheel:
I don't know if there are any easy ways to invert this to find x with L, R and r, though.