Abstract: A method for partial force balancing of four-bar linkages, which allows control over the increase in ground bearing forces, is presented. A novel adaptation of the Lagrange Multiplier method ...

Abstract: Two basic questions concerning the full force balancing of n-linked planar mechanisms with pinned and sliding joints are resolved. A contour theorem is shown to differentiate between mechanisms ...

Abstract: It is shown that the RMS shaking moment of unbalanced planar mechanisms is constant with respect to all points along certain concentric ellipses (isomomental ellipses) in the mechanism plane. ...