Solving the Input/Output Problem for Planar Mechanisms
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Abstract This paper presents a method for solving the input/output problem for all planar mechanisms composed of revolute joints. The solution procedure is a modification of the Dixon resultant method, which was developed to solve sets of polynomial equations; in this paper the method is applied to sets of equations which are linear in the sines and cosines of unknown angles. A particular planar multi-circuit mechanism is analyzed to illustrate the solution procedure, and implementation details are discussed.
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