Four Bar Linkages

Year: 2008 Authors: Paul Gailiunas

Core claim

Changing linkage parameters and allowing one pivoted bar out of plane produces many visually rich curves and surfaces from a simple four-bar mechanism.

Topics

four-bar linkages, lemniscate, kinematic surfaces, parameterized curves

Domains

geometry, kinematics, curve generation, surface locus, kinetic art, visual form, architectural drawing, mechanical art

Methods

geometric construction, parameter variation, VRML2 visualization, Javascript computation

Media

linkage mechanism, computer geometry packages, VRML2, photographic figures

Source status

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