Specify and choose a planar mechanism

This is one of the SEED curriculum engineering design guides. SEED (Sharing Experience in Engineering Design) is an organisation of teachers of design in tertiary education.

The purpose of this guide is to enable the user to determine the attributes needed of a planar mechanism to meet a specific combination of output requirements and then to select the appropriate type. It has been compiled as part of a series which covers typical elements of a system. In this guide only planar mechanisms driven by “constant” velocity rotating input are considered. Other aspects of mechanism design will be dealt with in subsequent guides. The guide gives information on the types of planar mechanism and factors influencing type selection. It also has a list of specialist manufacturers and an appendix with information on direct electrical drives.

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