First, here's a link to the pages in the book by Pepe that I often refer to. Lots of useful figures, like that below, and descriptions of linkages to help you design the mechanism for your beautiful machine. Check the book out of the library (on Reserve for IAT106) for ideas and inspiration for the "figures". Here's a figure from the book showing a 4-bar-like linkage.
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Below are some links to interesting, and I hope helpful, SolidWorks models. We will be talking about these at various points in the course and you'll learn how to build and alter them. Have fun experimenting with these!
SolidWorks Models
Second, here's a couple of links to some SolidWorks models that you can "operate" to see how some mechanisms operate. You are free to incorporate any part of these in any part of your beautiful machines!
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Slotted Crank Models: These are all in this zipped file.
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model, 2-sided Note: this model is very experimental and quite incomplete! It "mostly" works if you crank it with the small gear on the opposite side. However, you should be able to experiment with gear sizes and link lengths to get some interesting motions out. |
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Yoke: These are slotted link mechanisms, converting linear motion of a slider into rotational motion -- or vice-versa
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| SolidWorks Cam & Gear Model Simple Cam and Gear model to illustrate gear mates and cam/tangent mates [rar] Note that the gear on the shaft is "missing" the mate needed to keep it from sliding back and forth. Note also that it "works" even with this not present! Here's the simplified machine that I built in class, very similar to the above but with an added cam/cam-follower, with a true cam mate. N.B. -- these examples of previous class work are below the standard required for this class. We will explain why these designs are poor and no longer acceptable. |
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| Pulley Models SolidWorks models in this zipped file. |
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