Abstract: A new method of both analysis
and graphics is presented for solving the problem of velocity
analysis of a spatial four-bar mechanism. Central to the method
is how to use the principle of virtual forces equilibrium system
connected with the principle of virtual velocity to solve the
velocity analysis of a mechanism. The method is accurate in
principle and much simpler than the conventional method. It can
be applied to both planar and spatial mechanisms. For brevity an
example of a spatial mechanism only is presented.
Key words:
Velocity analysis Spatial mechanism Virtual forces equilibrium system
Manuscript received on June
20, 1993
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