Engineering:Scott Russell linkage
Dimensions:
Cyan link = a
Yellow link = a + a
A Scott Russell linkage is a linkage which translates linear motion through a right angle.
The linkage is named after John Scott Russell (1808–1882), although watchmaker William Freemantle had already patented it in 1803.[1][2]
A different form of the linkage has been used in a front-wheel-drive vehicle with solid rear axle to control lateral movement, and with a flexing elastomeric connection instead of the rolling or sliding connection.[3]
The linkage does not share the disadvantages of the asymmetric Panhard rod, and is more compact than the Watt's linkage. [4]
Construction and related linkages
The linkage is composed of two links. One link is double the size of the other, and is connected to the smaller link by its midpoint.
One of the ends is then connected to something that can generate linear motion, such as a rolling or sliding connection, or another straight line mechanism.
The Evans 'grasshopper' linkage is a variant of a Scott Russell linkage which uses a long link to create a large enough arc to approximate a line.
The Bricard inversor directly incorporates the Scott Russell's links, replacing the previously required straight line connection and allowing for two exact straight line outputs at right angles.
If both ends are turned into sliding connections, it becomes a Trammel of Archimedes.
References
- ↑ UK patent 2741, published 1803-11-17
- ↑ Ferguson, Eugene S.. "Project Gutenberg: Kinematics of Mechanisms From the Time of Watt". https://www.gutenberg.org/files/27106/27106-h/27106-h.htm.
- ↑ Kawagoe, Kenji; Hikaru Nakajima & Yukihiro Suetsugu, "Vehicle rear suspension apparatus", US patent 6179328, published 2001-01-30, assigned to Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.
- ↑ Coleman, Dave (November 1998). "Technobabble: Multilink and the Beam". https://www.se-r.net/about/g20/scc/oct98/tb.html.
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