Recent content by jehan60188

an umbrella mechanism is basically a radially-symetric assembly of sub-mechanisms find the forces on one "leg" and go from there the analysis is well within the capabilities of a final-year undergrad. use your training in statics. it's basically a few bars, all pin joints, some...

i don't remember the name, i think kutzbach criteria assume rigid links, and pin joints DOF =3*(5-1)-2*6 = 0 it's not moving

find (or write) a standard, and tell your suppliers to conform to it check out section 3.2 http://mscweb.gsfc.nasa.gov/543web/files/GSFC-X-673-64-1F.pdf

wow, an engineer that wants to go into aerospace, or maybe grad school? this has never happened before! =0P just teasing anyways, the problem with having so many options is that you might forget to actually choose one! I suggest thinking more about what you want to do in aerospace. Heck...

start right now! I was 26 when I went back to school for a second bachelor's in engineering, and my mathematics background helped immensely. sign up for night classes at a community college- get your math (through calc II), and physics (through E&M) out of the way. Take the time to learn...

if you aren't good at math, consider going to the tech side of things. it's less theoretical, so you need less math

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I've used advanced data analysis tools to help highlight the important portions of your statement. This should help you reach your own decision rather easily

also, can i insert a pot (or some general object that absorbs heat?)

hey all, Is there any easy way to make obstructions in FDS that aren't rectangular? I basically want to tack on a circular chimney to the following the chimney would be circular, and inscribed in the square. then, there'd be a circle inside of it, making the chimney have 10" thick walls...

5-minute jet engine anything beyond this is a matter of ingenuity, creativity, and tinkering (aka, engineering) www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZskLP8Q7AY

in an undergrad introductory dynamics class, my professor used tensors, and assumed things went to zero to derive equations for angular acceleration. he then proceeded to show how a rotating body with certain moments of inertia will experience unstable rotation about certain axes due to the...

Well, I totally redesigned the mechanism. It is inelegant, and boring, but it works. The only problem is that this project includes a report, which I've done in great depth for the other mechanism. This current mechanism does not lend itself to a good report (one that can demonstrate my...

rapid prototyping machine?

so, I have to make a single-actuator walker for a class. it has to have two (unpowered) wheels, and two legs (it's a mechanism design class) here's the motor i have to use: http://www.pololu.com/catalog/product/71 i've drafted out a klann mechanism, and even made an assembly in...