13.1 TRANFORMING DEVICES

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À  p

Typical inputs and outputs can be characterized using the following terms

- motion type (rotation, translation, other)

- intermittent/continuous/variable

- limited/unlimited range

- uni- or bidirectional

- axis of rotation/line of action

- force/velocity ratios

The conversions between these can typically convert some input to an output

Use tables, like those on pgs 105-108 in Erdman and Sandor.

Consider the example below,