Abstract:

Firstly, a class of planar curves "lever wheel" and their arm functions are defined, and the parameter representation of the lever wheel is established in this paper. Secondly, it is shown that the lever wheel is an equivalent characterization of the constant width curve. Finally, it is proven that the Reuleaux polygons are a class of lever wheels with piecewise constant arm functions, and Reuleaux polygons with even edges are constructed.

Key words: Lever wheel, Arm function, Constant width curve, Reuleaux polygon