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4.4.1 Gruebler's Equation
The definition of the degrees of freedom of a mechanism is the number of independent relative motions among the rigid bodies. For example, Figure 4-11 shows several cases of a rigid body constrained by different kinds of pairs.
Figure 4-11 Rigid bodies constrained by different kinds of planar pairs
In Figure 4-11a, a rigid body is constrained by a revolute pair which allows only rotational movement around an axis. It has one degree of freedom, turning around point A. The two lost degrees of freedom are translational movements along the x and y axes. The only way the rigid body can move is to rotate about the fixed point A.
In Figure 4-11b, a rigid body is constrained by a prismatic pair which allows only translational motion. In two dimensions, it has one degree of freedom, translating along the x axis. In this example, the body has lost the ability to rotate about any axis, and it cannot move along the y axis.
In Figure 4-11c, a rigid body is constrained by a higher pair. It has two degrees of freedom: translating along the curved surface and turning about the instantaneous contact point.
In general, a rigid body in a plane has three degrees of freedom. Kinematic pairs are constraints on rigid bodies that reduce the degrees of freedom of a mechanism. Figure 4-11 shows the three kinds of pairs in planar mechanisms. These pairs reduce the number of the degrees of freedom. If we create a lower pair (Figure 4-11a,b), the degrees of freedom are reduced to 2. Similarly, if we create a higher pair (Figure 4-11c), the degrees of freedom are reduced to 1.
Figure 4-12 Kinematic Pairs in Planar Mechanisms
Therefore, we can write the following equation:
F=3(n-1)-2l-h (4-1)
Where
F = total degrees of freedom in the mechanism
n = number of links (including the frame)
l = number of lower pairs (one degree of freedom)
h = number of higher pairs (two degrees of freedom)
This equation is also known as Gruebler's equation.