Continued sketching my V2. I spent most of my time visualizing the whole thing (I spent almost two hours sketching the thing out and doing the math). Here are some of the problems I ran into (and how I fixed them):

• I need the inputs on both sides to be powered, but I also want the output to be a pulley on the side (not in the center). This is impossible with a normal coaxial setup. Instead, I linked the first stage of gears (the one that has the ration changing mechanism) and will be changing up the linear motion mechanism.
• When connecting the first stage, it hit the output gear, so I had to change some of the geometry.
• As mentioned before, the radial force by the gear changing mechanism of V1 will probably cause the linear bearings to bind, so I’ll be changing this to a static linear-CAM type of motion for a constant force throughout the motion. Because I’m linking the first stage, everything will basically be inside a tube.