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Motion Transformation Systems

Learning objectives

  • Illustrate the principal motion transformation mechanisms.
  • Distinguish translation from rotation.
  • Identify motion transformation mechanisms in everyday machines. 

Motion transformation mechanisms transfer mechanical energy from one object to another while modifying the nature of the movement (rotation to translation or translation to rotation).

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