Loop closure equation of closed loop mechanism - Theory of Machines - 1

Q.  According to loop closure equation, in a closed loop mechanism the sum of relative position vectors for the links is    
- Published on 06 Aug 15

a. less than 1
b. zero
c. greater than 1
d. none of the above

ANSWER: zero
 

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  • Sravanthi   -Posted on 21 Oct 15
    Different types of complex algebra methods are :

    1) Velocity and acceleration analysis by complex variable method

    2) Loop closure equation


    - The relation between position vectors of different links in a mechanism is given by loop closure equation.

    - According to loop closure equation, in a closed loop mechanism the sum of relative position vectors for a link is always zero.

    - The magnitude of relative position vectors do not change with time even if loop changes its position, because joints of the links are always fixed at a distance from each other.

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