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MATLAB Program

Comparing the 4 bar mechanism and the LEGO model, we can see that the crank becomes the vector “W,” etc.
In Solidworks (details shown later), the 4 bar mechanism has the following measurements:
To model the 4 bar mechanism, the initial states of the 4 bar mechanism will be initialized in MATLAB, where the dimensions are as shown:

W1 = sqrt(2)/2*exp(i*-66*pi/180);    
V1 = 4*exp(i*93.85*pi/180);       
G1 = 5 + i*0;   
U1 = 6*exp(i*146.12*pi/180);  


Then, determine the rotation cycle of the crank. Here, I want to crank to go through two cycles, therefore, I stopped at angle 360*2:

start_ang   = 0;     
step_ang    = 2;    
stop_ang    = 360*2;

The rotational speed are determined according to the realistic motor data measured from the NXT, which is 89 RPM.
Then, the 6 state equations derived above are fed into the function “fsolve” such that for every movement of the crank (0, 2, 4, 6 … 360*2), all 6 equations are solved.
Using the fact that points a1, b0, b1 can be found like the following:

a1x(i) = W*cos(theta+beta)+a0x(i);
a1y(i) = W*sin(theta+beta)+a0y(i);
b0x = ones(N,1)*0+Gx;
b0y = ones(N,1)*0+Gy;
b1x(i) = U*cos(gamma+sigma)+b0x(i);
b1y(i) = U*sin(gamma+sigma)+b0y(i);

a plot of the 4 bar mechanism cycle can be graphed in MATLAB.
Solving the 6 state equations will allow you to find the angular displacement, velocity, and acceleration variables:
To solve for the linear velocity and linear acceleration variables, we use the following relationship:

da1_dtx(i) = -W*betap*sin(theta+beta);
da1_dty(i) = W*betap*cos(theta+beta);
dda1_dtx(i) = -W*betapp*sin(theta+beta)-W*betap^2*cos(theta+beta); 
dda1_dty(i) = W*betapp*cos(theta+beta)-W*betap^2*sin(theta+beta);

db1_dtx(i) = dVdtx(i)+da1_dtx(i);
db1_dty(i) = dVdty(i)+da1_dty(i);
ddb1_dtx(i) = ddVdtx(i)+dda1_dtx(i);
ddb1_dty(i) = ddVdty(i)+dda1_dty(i);


The result is as shown:




4bmatlab.txt · Last modified: 2017/08/04 18:55 by rebeccacao