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External Geneva Drive: Index and Dwell
Explore an external Geneva drive and calculate index, engagement and dwell angles from slot count, plus the driver period from rotation speed.
Scotch Yoke Mechanism: How It Works, Diagram, Formula, Calculator and Uses
Scotch Yoke mechanism explained — how it converts rotary to linear motion, real engineering formulas, applications in valve actuators, pumps and engines.
Kinematic Chain: Four-Bar Animation and Mobility Count | FIRGELLI
Explore a fixed four-bar linkage and calculate the planar lower-pair count 3(n−1)−2j. Link and joint totals do not specify geometry or establish constraint independence.