CPLfourbarlinkagehull
by Tim C. Lueth, SG-Lib Toolbox: SolidGeometry 5.6 - 4Bar/Linkages
Introduced first in SolidGeometry 4.6, Creation date: 2019-05-05, Last change: 2025-09-14
returns the hull shapes of crank, and swing
Description
[L1,L2,R,D] ==> fourBarLinkageplot, fourBarLinkageplotanimui, CPLfourbarlinkagehull
[A0,B0,A1,B1] ==> CPLfourbarlinkage, PLofFourbarcouplercurve
See Also: fourBarLinkageplot
, SGfourbarhullplate
, SGfourbarplate
Example Illustration
Syntax
[ARCR,ARC1,ARCB]=CPLfourbarlinkagehull(L1,L2,R,D,[roi,eb,wres])
Input Parameter
L1: | | Length of Swing |
L2: | | Length of Coupler |
R: | | Radius of Crank |
D: | | Distance between Swing and Crank |
roi: | | outer and inner radius if link geoemtry |
eb: | | 1=ellbow down; 2=ellbow up |
wres: | | optional angle area to check |
Output Parameter
ARCR: | | Hull of crank movement |
ARC1: | | Hull of swing movement |
ARCB: | | Contour to connect base points of crank and swing |
Examples
CPLfourbarlinkagehull (60,40,100,60,'',1);
CPLfourbarlinkagehull (60,40,50,60,'',1);
CPLfourbarlinkagehull (60,40,50,60,'',2);
Copyright 2019-2025 Tim C. Lueth. All rights reserved. The code is the property of Tim C. Lueth and may not be redistributed or modified without explicit written permission. This software may be used free of charge for academic research and teaching purposes only. Commercial use, redistribution, modification, or reverse engineering is strictly prohibited. Access to source code is restricted and granted only under specific agreements. For licensing inquiries or commercial use, please contact: Tim C. Lueth
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