DOF Calculation:

To find the degrees of freedom for this mechanism, I used the following formula. There are 3 pin joints as well as D and E which are considered both pin and slider joints. In total, the DOF is 1. 

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Figure _. PMKS Simulation

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In this section, I wanted to conduct kinematic analysis to find position, velocity, and acceleration for key components of the 6-bar mechanism. To begin, I split the 6 bar-mechanism into two vector loops. The figure below shows the figure split into different sized lengths and distinguished by color. 

DOF Calculation:

To find the degrees of freedom for this mechanism, I used the following formula. There are 3 pin joints as well as D and E which are considered both pin and slider joints. In total, the DOF is 1. Image Removed

Figure _. Annotated Drawing of 6 Bar Mechanism

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