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We plan to use a 5-bar linkage to recreate the motion of the tip of a fishing pole during a full cast. The arc of motion must account for the motion of the swing as well as the bending of the pole. The slotted link will be driven by the linkage connected to the input motor to achieve a rapid-release motion, which will then be translated to a ternary link whose path will trace the motion of the fishing rod tip (see figures [12] and [23] ). We plan to include a geneva mechanism to achieve the desired intermittent motion, which, if successful, will produce enough time between swings to properly imitate the waiting period for a fish to bite.
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