The discussion focuses on understanding the impedance terms for a system with lossless gears, specifically analyzing the relationship between input and output torque through the gear ratio N2/N1. The impedance before the gears must be multiplied by (N2/N1)^2 to accurately refer the load to the gear's output side. This transformation allows for the simplification of the load's moment of inertia, enabling a comparison between the gear-load combination and a simplified load. Additionally, questions arise regarding the absence of an angle for the rotation of J2 and the interpretation of the fourth equation of motion for J=0.
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Subhash said:What is being done here, is that the load is being referred to the gear's output side. Let's say you had an object of moment of inertia L (load) being rotated through a lossless gear system of ratio N2/N1. If you apply Torque T as input, output torque is scaled by the gear ratio. Now if I ask you to choose a different load which behaves just the way this gear + load combination does, what would the moment of inertia of the simplified load be. Try to analyse what the T vs α would come out as in the case with gears and then try to get the same result out of a simple load without the gears. Follow the same approach for the given (albeit more complex) load in your problem statement.