Kinematic design of machines and mechanisms inproceedingseckhardt1998kinematicdo titlekinematic design of machines and mechanisms authorh d eckhardt year1998 h d eckhardt published 1998 engineering basic concepts and definitions rigid body planar motion crank slider mechanisms inverted crank slider and quick return mechanisms pin jointed four bar linkage inverted . Kinematic design of machines and mechanisms eckhardt homer d 9780070189539 books amazonca. Building logically from the simplest most easily visualized mechanisms and motions to the more complex kinematic design of machines and mechanisms features complete well illustrated coverage of crank sliders and inverted crank sliders pin jointed and general four bar linkages multihoop linkages gears and gear trains quick return mechanisms cams in addition youll find step by step . Machines as simple as livers machines such as james watts steam engine and the industrial robots such as puma all are composed of mechanisms whether simple complex or combination of many simple and complex mechanisms these mechanisms are governed by kinematics the study of geometry and motion