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Date: July 3rd, 2009

Linkage for an RV deployable top

3 July, 2009 (16:50) | Linkage Animations | By: admin

This design concept is an 8-bar linkage developed by Minshan Tsai and GimSong Soh for my advanced mechanisms class, UCI Robotics and Automation Lab. It is now on YouTube:
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Dishwasher linkage

3 July, 2009 (16:27) | Linkage Animations | By: admin

The dishwasher linkage design concept developed by Marshall Meek in my advanced mechanisms course (UCI Robotics and Automation Lab) is now accessible on YouTube:

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2009 Formula SAE California

3 July, 2009 (07:27) | Automotive Information, Student Projects | By: admin

Here is a link to a facebook album showing the racecars and teams at the 2009 Formula SAE California intercollegiate engineering racecar competition that occurred June 17-21, 2009 at the Auto Club Raceway, Fontana CA.

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=89098&id=92647534369

Materials Selection in Mechanical Design

3 July, 2009 (07:09) | Engineering Data | By: admin

Michael Ashby presents materials information in a practical format in his book Materials Selection in Mechanical Design.

Materials Selection in Mechanical Design

Materials Selection in Mechanical Design

This is a link to lecture notes that give an idea of his approach:
http://www.uofaweb.ualberta.ca/cme/pdfs/443ashbylectures2006.pdf

10-bar drive linkage

3 July, 2009 (07:00) | Linkage Animations | By: admin

This 10-bar linkage is designed to drive a scissors movement in order to actuate a deployable structure. It was presented at the 2009 ReMar Conference in London. (UCI Robotics and Automation Lab)

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