User Instructions for Chapter 7 MATLAB® and Simscape Multibody Files

J.1 Planar Four-Bar Mechanism

The Appendix J.1 folder (which is available for download at https://www.routledge.com/p/book/9781032328317) includes the MATLAB and Simscape Multibody files for the dynamic force analysis and simulation of planar four-bar mechanisms*. These files are described in Table J.1. To conduct a static force analysis, the user first selects the preferred unit system (either Metric or English units) for the written mechanism output.

TABLE J.1 Appendix J.1 MATLAB and Simscape Multibody Files
Filename Use of File
Dynamic_Planar_4Bar_Simulate.m To specify mechanism link dimensions, mass parameters, coupler force, and crank link controls ...

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