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Linkage Design

Program Linkages will design and analyze pin-jointed and slider linkages with four, five, and six links. All will synthesize and analyze the position, velocity, acceleration, dynamic force and torque of a linkage for one position, a full revolution of the input link at constant speed, the time response to a constant acceleration of the input link, or the response to a cam or servo-drive as input to the linkage. They will also generate and analyze the dynamics of the path of a coupler point on one or more links. The linkage is animated on screen and all calculated data are plotted or printed to screen or to an Excel-compatible disk file. The link on this page will give more detailed information and allow the download of a demo version.

System Requirements

  • Windows NT/2000/XP/Vista/Windows 7
  • Pentium or better
  • 500 MB



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Features

  • Intuitive and user-friendly Windows interface.
  • Calculates Fourbar, Fivebar, Sixbar, and Crank-slider linkages.
  • Animation of the linkages and their coupler curve.
  • Cartesian plots of all calculated functions.
  • Polar plots of selected vector quantities.
  • Prints results to screen, printer, or a disk file.
  • Calculation of all dynamic force and torque data.
  • Provides information for sizing a flywheel.
  • Calculates needed balance masses to cancel shaking forces.
  • Calculates the Fourier transform of all parameters.
  • Synthesizes linkages for two- and three-positions of the coupler.
  • All results can be exported to a spreadsheet.