Very interesting.
If there is any possibility of creating a macro self-powered effect using the interplay of magnets, selective application of torque, and gravity - such as often claimed with the infamous “magmo” designs which never quite get there … it will likely exploit hypotrochoidal geometry - instead of simple rotation. BTW – here is an nice little applet for visualizing the epitrochoidal geometry as it operates in the Wankel engine. http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/WankelRotaryEngineEpitrochoidalEnvelopes/ Hey, Terry … can you rearrange those massive rotating magnets into hypotrochoidal geometry? May the force be with you J From: H Ucar I did focused on angular oscillation paterns of floating magnets in my experiments. I observed wide range of epitrochoidal angular oscillations as a result of forces between the spining base magnet and the spinning floating magnet. I only observed two cases where oscillations have hypotrochoidal pattern. From web search such oscillations did not phenomenically reported in general except path of particles in traps, I found. Most of recent videos I uploaded to YouTube scoped on these oscilations where floating magnet spin is locked to base magnet spin. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3KwdWTgl7fisd3h_tK1YLhFeuzkPATNt
