Software
FIT Spherical Four-Bar Mechanism Design Tool
Description: A web-based computer-aided manufacturing program for laying out the links and visualizing the assembly of spherical four-bar mechanisms.
Requirements: Internet Access.
Instructions: Available at the website.
FIT Planar Four-Bar Mechanism Design Tool
Description: A web-based computer-aided manufacturing program for laying out the links and visualizing the assembly of planar four-bar mechanisms.
Requirements: Internet Access.
Instructions: Available at the website.
Spherinator:
Description: Designs a spherical four-bar to guide a body through two orientations.
Requirements: MATLAB 6.5 or later (7.0 Recommended)
Planinator:
Description: Designs a planar four-bar to guide a body through two planar positions.
Requirements: MATLAB 6.5 or later (7.0 Recommended)
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0422731 & 0422705.
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