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Cams, Cranks and Linkages: How Machines Control Movement

How can one continuously rotating shaft make another part rise, fall or rock from side to side? The answer begins with the different paths that moving components can follow and the way mechanisms pass movement between them. This section introduces rotary, linear, reciprocating and oscillating motion, and explains how input and output components are related.

Cams, Cranks and Linkages: How Machines Control Movement

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