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Roberts' linkage converts rotational motion to approximate straight-line motion.
The linkage was developed by Richard Roberts (1789-1864).[1]
Classification
- Grashof rocker-rocker[2]
- symmetrical four-bar linkage[3]
Sources
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edithttp://mechanical-design-handbook.blogspot.de/2010/11/roberts-straight-line-mechanism.html
http://www.gravity.uwa.edu.au/publication/Florin.pdf
http://www.kts.tul.cz/content/files/podklady/06SM.GB_Straight_line_linkages_fin15.pdf
http://kmoddl.library.cornell.edu/model.php?m=277
http://scholarworks.rit.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5662&context=theses