Calculating Acceleration

Determine acceleration information about all link lengths and link angles of the quick return mechanism.


Vectors & Angles


Calculating Acceleration

Enter the link lengths and unit system you wish to use. Also enter an angular position for the drive link (Θ2) and an angular velocity (ω2) in either degree or radians. The driving link is assumed to have a constant angular velocity because in a real application this would be the desired operating mode, a constant input translated to a non-constant output. If you want to see the numerical results for the slider acceleration (a6), accelerations of points A and B, and the angular accelerations of links 4 and 5 (α4 & α5), choose Option 1. If you want to see a plot of the slider acceleration verses time, choose Option 2. If you would like to see the position of the entire mechanism choose Option 3.


Units:
Link lengths (m or ft): r1: r2: r4: r5: r7:
Angles:
Select drive link position: θ2:
Select drive link velocity: ω2: per second

Output Options:

  1. Display a6, aA, aB, α4, and α5.
  2. Display plot of a6 vs. Time
  3. Display mechanism position. Need to have Ch Mechanism Toolkit installed.


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