Image: Watts linkage
Watts_linkage.gif (454 × 265 pixels, file size: 88 KB, MIME type: image/gif, looped, 90 frames, 6.3 s)
Description: An animated depiction of a w:en:Watt's linkage (converts rotational motion to approximate straight-line motion) Link ratios are: L1 = L3. Point P is in the middle of L2 In this example: L1=4, L2=2, L3=4, P= in the middle of L2
Title: Watts linkage
Credit: self-made largely based on "How to draw a straight line, by A.B. Kempe, B.A.", [1] and [2]
Author: Van helsing
Usage Terms: Creative Commons Attribution 2.5
License: CC BY 2.5
License Link: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5
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