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Learn Engineering with LEGO: A Practical Introduction to Engineering Concepts
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Learn Engineering with LEGO: A Practical Introduction to Engineering Concepts

by Grady Koch
April 2023
Beginner to intermediate content levelBeginner to intermediate
431 pages
10h 23m
English
Apress
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G. KochLearn Engineering with LEGOhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-9280-8_5

5. Mechanisms

Grady Koch1  
(1)
Yorktown, VA, USA
 

A mechanism is a system of mechanical parts working together in a machine to create a desired action. Such a desired action could be to lift, spin, push, nudge, drive, or shoot. This chapter presents four example mechanisms to build: a ratchet, cam, differential, and turntable. These mechanisms are commonly used in designing robots and vehicles, so an understanding of these mechanisms serves well in creating custom designs. A variety of parts will be used from the Robot Inventor to build these example mechanisms, including the building ...

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