Hoekens linkage 4449282 186284306 2008-01-23T04:56:30Z Raven in Orbit 10915 Reverted to revision 172184925 by [[Special:Contributions/71.233.72.93|71.233.72.93]]; rv spam. ([[WP:TW|TW]]) [[Image:Hoekens linkage animated.gif|right|Hoekens linkage]] The '''Hoekens linkage''' is a [[four bar mechanism]] that converts rotational motion to approximate straight-line motion. ==See also== *[[Straight line mechanism]] *[[Peaucellier-Lipkin linkage]] *[[Four bar linkage]] ==External links== *[http://www.designofmachinery.com/DOM/Chap_03_3ed_p134.pdf Hoekens approximate straight-line mechanism] *[http://flash.lakeheadu.ca/~kliu/hoekens.jpg Hoekens straight line linkage] *[http://www.alexdenouden.nl/artikelen2/vierstangen.htm alexdenouden.nl] - Rectilinear motion after "Tchebychev" *[http://mw.concord.org/modeler1.3/mirror/mechanics/peaucellier.html A simulation] using the Molecular Workbench software [[Category:Linkages]] {{technology-stub}}