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... motion from a given input motion is known as the mechanism of the machine . ' The piston , connecting rod , and crankshaft in a reciprocating engine constitute a mechanism for changing the rectilin- ear motion of the piston into the rotary ...
... motion from a given input motion is known as the mechanism of the machine . ' The piston , connecting rod , and crankshaft in a reciprocating engine constitute a mechanism for changing the rectilin- ear motion of the piston into the rotary ...
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... motion . Figure 9B shows two identical ellipses pivoted at their foci F2 and F3 ; the other foci are F2 and F3 ' . These ellipses will always touch on the line of centres F2 F3 , and they could represent the pitch curves of a pair of ...
... motion . Figure 9B shows two identical ellipses pivoted at their foci F2 and F3 ; the other foci are F2 and F3 ' . These ellipses will always touch on the line of centres F2 F3 , and they could represent the pitch curves of a pair of ...
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... motion . Dynamics is further subdi- vided into kinematics , which treats of motions without considering the forces involved , and kinetics , which seeks the relation between the forces and the motions . Classical mechanics is the oldest ...
... motion . Dynamics is further subdi- vided into kinematics , which treats of motions without considering the forces involved , and kinetics , which seeks the relation between the forces and the motions . Classical mechanics is the oldest ...
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