The rigid body motion is studied for a combination of finitely and infinitesimally separated positions in planar kinematics. A general new method is developed for determining the locations of points in a rigid body moving through finitely and infinitesimally separated positions. These points would satisfy the constraints of the crank links for planar mechanisms. A new form of the circle-point curve equations is derived for the double-point position problem and also for the finitely separated position problem in planar kinematics.

Issue Section:
Technical Brief
Keywords:
kinematics, position control, design engineering
Topics:
Design engineering, Kinematics, Linkages, Position control, Design
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