Abstract: Equations relating the link dimensions and the input and output crank angles are developed for three mechanisms—a Watt linkage and two inversions of the Stephenson linkage. An iterative solution ...

Abstract: Equations are presented which permit the synthesis of the inversion of the slider-crank mechanism for cases where three or four conditions are placed on the input and output crank rotations ...

Abstract: Flexible link mechanisms (commonly referred to as flexural mechanisms) subjected to large static deflections are analyzed and synthesized for function generation. The large deflections present ...

Abstract: The equations of the undulating elastica describing the static behavior of an end-loaded flexible strip include forces, elastic properties, dimensions, and some parameters which are not physically ...

Abstract: A rigid body in plane motion can be guided by specifying the paths or tracks of two of its points. In general these tracks are distinct. One may, however, ask for the guidance of the plane ...