This week has been incredibly busy for me. Various projects, midterms, and other responsibilities were piled high on my plate. Lucky for me, most of the hectic-ness is gone (which is why I'm finally able to write a blog).
The title of this post "Geneva Mechanism" is dedicated to my Modeling and Simulation class. Today a big project is due. One part of this project was to model and gather data about a Geneva Mechanism.
What is a Geneva Mechanism?
Well... a Geneva Mechanism is a drive that converts regular rotary motion into irregular motion. It is often used in movie projectors and watches, because the components get advanced one at a time. For every 360 degree rotation of the wheel, the Maltese cross moves 90 degrees.
Below is a picture of what I modeled as well as a video file watching it move.
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