How to Draw a Straight Line

Historical notes on S-35

Tutorials and Descriptions

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Peaucellier linkage, Watt's linkage, straight line motion, steam engine

The Reuleaux kinematic model collection at Cornell University has many linkages; the most popular of these among mathematicians is the Peaucellier-Lipkin linkage. This article is a short introduction (not complete) on the history of the problem of how to change circular motion into straight-line motion and vice versa. Some mathematicians formulated this problem as - how to draw a straight line?

Daina Taimina

2003-07-01

http://kmoddl.library.cornell.edu/tutorials/04/

Author: Daina Taimina

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S15. Inversion of a Roberts' Straight-line Linkage
041. Straight Line Motions
S28. Sector Straight-Line Cycloid Linkage of Reuleaux
S08. Reuleaux Straight-line Mechanism
S37. Four-bar Linkage with Parallelogram Straight-line Mechanism
S05. Four-bar Linkage Straight-line Mechanism after Evans
S27. Sector Straight-Line Cycloid Linkage of Reuleaux
S36. Parallelogram Straight-line 'Stork Bill' Mechanism
S13. Inversion of an Exact Ellipse Linkage with Large Motion
S25. Lemniscoidal Linkage of Watt (II. and III. Kind)
S23. Inversion of the Conchoidal Straight-Line Linkage of the Third Kind
S04. Oblique Double Slider Ellipse and Straight-line Mechanism
S24. Lemniscoidal Linkage of the First Kind by Watt
S02. Double Slider Trammel Ellipse Tracing Linkage
S11. Inversion on Ellipse Linkage of the Third Kind of Nehrlich
S29. Sector Straight-Line Involute Linkage of Reuleaux
S20. Conchoidal Straight-line Linkage of the First Kind.
S01. Exact Slider Crank Ellipse and Straight-line Linkage
S31. Six Link, Straight-line Mechanism of Harwey
S10. Inversion of an Ellipse Linkage of the Second Kind by Nehrlich
S26. Inversion of the Lemniscate Straight-Line Linkage
S33. Straight-line linkage of Maudslay
S09. Double Slider Straight-line Mechanism of Reuleaux
S07. Approximate Four-Bar, Ellipse Linkage of the Third Kind
S38. Half “Stork’s Bill” Straight-Line Mechanism
S14. Approximate Four-bar Straight-line Linkage of Roberts
S18. Epicyloid Straight-Line Linkage
S06. Approximate Four-bar Straight-Line Linkage of the Second Kind After Evans
S17. Inversion of Hypocycloid Gear Train Ellipse and Straight-line Mechanism
S12. Inversion of an Ellipse Linkage of the Third Kind by Nehrlich
S16. Hypocycloid Straight-line Mechanism
S21. Conchoidal Straight-Line Linkage of the Third Kind after Reichenbach
S32. Six Link, Straight-Line Mechanism of Reuleaux
S03. Oblique Slider Crank Straight-line Linkage
S19. Cross Link Straight-line Mechanism
S39. Rhombus Straight-Line Linkage
S30. Six Link, Straight-Line Mechanism of Chebyshev
S22. Conchoidal Straight-Line Linkage of the Third Kind after Reichenbach
S34. Cartwright Straight-line Mechanism
S35. Peaucellier Straight-line Mechanism
037. Straight Line Drive