Solved examples

Examples of dynamic analysis (inverse dynamics problem) of planar mechanisms, solved step by step. Examples 3.1 to 3.4 apply D’Alembert’s principle analytically to simple cases; examples 3.4 to 3.6 use graphical methods, with most links massless, and include interactive constructions; example 3.7 is a complete kinematic and dynamic analysis of a six-bar mechanism with every method; examples 3.8 to 3.10 deal with friction.

• Example 3.1: Robotic gripper (quasi-static analysis)

• Example 3.2: Disk driven by a piston

• Example 3.3: Vehicle accelerating on level ground

• Example 3.4: Slider-crank with the mass at the slider

• Example 3.5: Graphical static analysis of a four-bar linkage

• Example 3.6: Inertia forces in a four-bar linkage (graphical method)

• Example 3.7: Transfer mechanism (complete analysis)

• Example 3.8: Bar clamp (friction locking)

• Example 3.9: Two blocks joined by a bar, with friction

• Example 3.10: Sliding door (rolling and sliding)