I mirrored the whole thing, and the V3 looks complete but there’s some fundamental flaws. I also thopught a lot about the 1way bearing based solution. Here’s what I did:

• Mirrored the whole thing onto the other side. I didn’t run into any spacing issues which means I’m good at mastersketching.

• Currently, the 1:1 gears are hitting the big bearing that the dog clutch is in. I dont’ know how to fix this because it means I’ll have to change the gear ratios.

• I spent a lot of time thinking about the 1way cvt that doesn’t use clutching. I realized that I could put the input gear on a 1way bearing and somehow run different sets of gears based on the direction. However, everything is inevitably linked to the same output which jams everything. Also, the arm system is inherently not backdrivable which is makes the input on a 1way bearing solution not work. I’m gonna have to think more about a better solution.

I need to do some finishing touches to the V3, but I’ll spend more of my time thinking about the 1way bearing cvt.