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Our goal of this session:

Nerd Warning!!!

Bob Potts pursuit

Theo Jansen

our tool:

I love Motiongen a lot!

MotionGen is a planar mechanism design and simulation software part of SnappyXO Design suite of products developed by Stony Brook University and Mechanismic Inc. with the funding from the National Science Foundation via STTR Phase I and Phase 2 awards.

They also have their kits sold here: SnappyXO

My personal workflow will be motiongen -> cardboard -> fusion 360

 

Terms.. The code of linakges


  1. Fixed pivot and Moving Pivot

pivot

  1. R

the revolute, or hinged

  1. P

the prismatic, or sliding

  1. Degree of Freedom
  1. Crank and Coupler

Crank&&Coupler

 

Four Bar Linkage


Assignment:

Create a four bar linkage! in MotionGen.

full revolution 4 bar

not full revolution 4 bar

Four bar linkage is everywhere!

bio linkage knee

lulu’s tic-toking machine

Four Bar Linkage Explain a video showing different four bar linkages

Why?

Grashof’s Law a video explaining a formula that would result in different behavior move of a four bar linkage

 

if we made some small adaptations to four bar linkages

Add another driven R.

RRRRR

RPRR

RRRP

Combination

cancer

fourbar and slide

butterfly

cube

placing a cube

2 bar between 2 driven points

Using lever

 

Artwork Analyse


bob potts pursuit

Look at the video and analyse the linkage system.. rebuild it in Motiongenpro.

 

My explaination video: Linkof a video linkage design workshop 2

 

CARDBOARD time


design a linkage system. Then prototype it with cardboard.

Famous linkage Examples…


The Peaucellier–Lipkin linkage

The first planar linkage capable of transforming rotary motion into perfect straight-line motion

peaucellier lipkin linkage

In Wikipedia there is Mathematical proof of concept

 

The Holy 11 numbers

a science fiction article about this 11 numbers

STRANDBEEST by Artist Theo Jansen

 

Watt parallel motion

watt steam engine

 

bio inspired linkages

linkage mechanisms in animal joints and related bioinspired designs pdf view link

Why the beak of birds are curved and how birds could control the end of their beaks. they controlled it by moving their maxilla

tickling fox

an automaton horse

Archer Automaton

a flower clock

an ox

Tenfold

 

other things I found interesting

Linkage can draw all the curves mathematically… 中文视频 sorry I didn’t find a better video in English


Degree of freedom Formula

reverse and parallel photos credit here

 

After Motiongen


How to overcome the nerd power from the interface and be creative?

things to say…


May 5 - May 9, 2022

Showcasing all project in ROOM 404 for 1 week.