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(Thanks to Monika Schwarze for making the Java translations.)
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(Thanks to Monika Schwarze for making the Java translations.)
Elevator Doors - Ken Koedinger
Move the Control Point left to open the doors.
Peaucellier's Linkage - Nick Jackiw
Fixed rods create the blue rhombus ABCD. Peaucellier's linkage is of especial interest in that it generates (by Point X) a line which is mathematically genuine (as opposed to the approximate lines generated by linkages such as the sewing machine). (In practice, Peaucellier's linkage contains too many jointed parts to be mechanically reliable.
Sewing Machine - Nick Jackiw
In the Sewing Machine, fixed bars AB and BC move as A is rotated on a flywheel. Brackets constrain the motion of BC into a straight line, resulting in the up-and-down stroke of the needle at point C. Only the sewing machine's bracket constrains angular motion into an approximation of linear motion.
Windshield Wiper - Nick Jackiw
As the motor on the left rotates, a fixed rod connects A to an arbitrary point on the circumference of the follower. The windshield wiper is to an extension of the follower's radius through this point of attachment. Explore various wiping motions. Can you determine when the wiper will wipe the largest area? What must be true of the relation between the follower and the motor?
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