Discussion

The animation above shows the motion of the mechanism over a range of input angles of link OA. For a given position, envision the location of the instant centers (ICs) for links AB and CD. Do the directions and magnitudes for the velocities of points B, C and D agree with the location of these ICs?

Shown below is a freeze-frame of the mechanism motion at the position for which you are asked to do analysis. From this figure, where are the two ICs for links CD and BC? In particular, how does the position of the IC for AB relate to the relative sizes of the speeds of points A, C and B? What is the angular velocity of link AB at this position?

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