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Originally Posted by jesterbot
What's the book (or another suggested reading)? I'm missing out!!! You've inspired me!
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Mechanisms and Mechanical Devices Sourcebook, Fourth Edition
It covers a lot, but is pretty simple. It does not go into all the math for any particular gizmo. You would want a book specific to four-bar linkages, for example, if you actually wanted to learn how to engineer a specific solution.
But it gives plenty of ideas. The section on 'linkages for straight line motion' has an example for producing a D-shaped output curve from a rotary input. Such linkage arrangements are used for product advancement, or most commonly for film advancement, where the tool must vertically drop into the film's hole, pull it so far, and then vertically remove itself. I figured such a thing would make a good stroke for a crab's foot. Then it was just a matter of playing around with link lengths and angles to get him to stand up and not trip over himself.
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