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If one curve roll without sliding upon another curve, any point connected with the rolling or generating curve describes a roulette. The base or directing curve is generally assumed to be fixed. The locus of P, fig. i, as the curve rolls from one position to the other, is a roulette.
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Abbott, W. (1971). Roulettes and Glissettes. In: Practical Geometry and Engineering Graphics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-2742-6_4
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