A. B. Kempe: How To Draw A Straight Line
Select this link to download a .pdf version of A. B. Kempe, How to Draw a Straight Line, MacMillan and Co., London, 1877. (1.8MB)
Entries by Prof. McCarthy
Colin Sledge’s Aileron Linkage
Colin Sledge designed this linkage to guide an airfoil section around the main spar. By adjusting the amount of twist the entire wing acts as an aileron to control the aircraft.
Adam Shutt’s Automotive Spoiler Linkage
Adam Shutt designed this six-bar linkage to guide the movement of the rear spoiler for a high performance car.
Yang Liu’s Bookcase Linkages
Yang Liu designed a four-bar and a six-bar linkage to guide a stacked bookcase into and out of reach. This video shows the two designs.
2012 Happy Holidays
From my family to yours, all the blessings of the season.
MSE Solar Airplane
Most all of the Materials Science Engineering majors join in on the BME Senior Projects, except for the Solar Airplane group. Select this link: MSE Solar Airplane Poster
2012 Fall Design Review: EECS Posters
The Posters for the Electric Engineering and Computer Science Senior Projects that will be on display at the 2012 Fall Design Review can be downloaded at the link: EECS Posters for the 2012 Fall Design Review (43MB).
2012 Fall Design Review: BME Posters
The Posters for the Biomedical Engineering Senior Projects that will be on display at the 2012 Fall Design Review can be downloaded at the link: BME Posters for the 2012 Fall Design Review (62MB).
2012 Fall Design Review: MAE Posters
The Posters for the Mechanical and Aerospace Senior Project that will be on display at the 2012 Fall Design Review can be downloaded at the link: MAE Posters for the 2012 Fall Design Review (73MB).
Kassim’s Eight-bar Linkage
Kassim Abdul-Sater designed this eight-bar linkage to guide a lamp between folded and deployed configurations. Kassim works at the Institute of Micro Technology and Medical Device Technology (MiMed), Technische Universität München (TUM) in Germany.