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Computer-Aided Design Of Coupler-Driven Watt I And Tolerance Synthesis For Four-Bar Linkages, Haitao Li

Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Theses & Dissertations

Theory to rectify circuit defects in rocker-crank and double-rocker at the synthesis level is described based on the angular joint displacements. It complements the crank-rocker and double-crank circuit rectification to complete the circuit rectification of four-bar linkages. The procedure utilizes the algebraic method where special points followed by a line construction procedure are employed to validate the range of the critical angle that can identify the circuit defects as a function of the design positions prior to the completion of the linkage.

A complete procedure of the rectified synthesis of the coupler-driven Watt I six-bar linkage to pass through the …