Kinematic Synthesis of Mechanisms
Using Excel® and Geogebra
Preliminary Materials: Analysis of Mechanisms
Kinematic Analysis of a Four-Bar Mechanism
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Chapter 2: Two Positions of a Moving Plane
Two Position Synthesis 1 - Geometrical Method
Two Position Synthesis 2 - Analytical Method
Two Position Synthesis 3 - Inverse and Relative Motion
Example: Six Link Foot-Rest Design
Chapter 3: Three Positions of a Moving Plane
Three Positions of a Moving Plane 1
Three Positions of a Moving Plane 2
Path Generation with Prescribed Timing
Example: Chonchoidal Motion Mechanism Design - Geometric Method
Example: Chonchoidal Motion Mechanism Design - Analytical Method
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Chapter 4: Four Positions of a Moving Plane
Four Positions Synthesis 1
Four Position Synthesis 2
Four Position Synthesis 3 - Analytical Methods
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Chapter 5: Five Positions of a Moving Plane
Five Position Synthesis in Excel as Two Four Position Problems
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Chapter 6: Four-Bar and Slider-Crank Cognates
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Chapter 7: Four-link Crank Mechanisms
Four-link Crank Mechanisms 1
Four-link Crank Mechanisms 2
Four-link Crank Mechanisms 3
Four-link Crank Mechanisms 4
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Chapter 8: Correlation of Crank Angles, Function Generation, Freudenstein’s Equation in Mechanism Design &
Chapter 9: Chebyshev Methods of Synthesis
Function Generation With 3, 4 and 5 Precision Points
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