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.

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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.

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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)

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Planinator:

Description: Designs a planar four-bar to guide a body through two planar positions.

Requirements: MATLAB 6.5 or later (7.0 Recommended)

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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0422731 & 0422705.

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