Subject: Kinematics of Machinery

Topic: Kinetics of Rigid Bodies

Difficulty: High

$n= 3(l-1)-2j-h$

Where $\quad$ l= no. of links

$\quad\quad\quad\quad$ j=no. of binary joints

This equation is called kutzbach criterion for determining the number of degrees of freedom of movability (n) of a plane mechanism.

The no. of degree of freedom or movability (n) for some simple mechanisms having no higher …