Liu, Chia-PinChia-PinLiuDAR-ZEN CHEN2021-11-042021-11-04200010500472https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/586177https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-4243085338&doi=10.1115%2f1.1313826&partnerID=40&md5=aa9986015e2d606857d8cc1953d725bbLas Vegas, NVIn this paper, the concept of kinematic fractionation is introduced for epicyclic gear trains (EGTs) which contains structural fractionation as a degenerate case. With the concept of kinematic fractionation, kinematically independent group(s) embedded in an EGT can be identified. A composition list, which depicts the links and the link connection in the associated group, is used to determine the type of fractionation. It is found that most previously enumerated structurally non-fractionated EGTs in the literature are kinematically fractionated. It is shown that a structurally non-fractionated EGT may be kinematically fractionated while a structurally fractionated EGT must be kinematically fractionated. The concept of kinematic fractionation can lead to efficient topological analysis of EGTs with physical comprehension. © 2000 by ASME.Epicyclic gear train; Kinematic fractionationjournal article2-s2.0-4243085338