Some of you may remember this topic I posted quite awhile ago.
Well, since then I have grown in my knowledge and finished the project once and for all a couple months ago. Here is the finished product:
The graph has convenient sliders you can use to manipulate the 4-bar model easier. On the left side is a graph that shows the potential acceleration, weight(inversely proportional to acceleration), rotation speed, and rotation at each point, assuming a unit mass at the end of the topmost bar and uniform torque throughout the movement. I invite you to take a minute and play around with it for a bit.
I have my own uses for this tool in VRC, but I hope others can find this helpful as well.
This has very smooth animation and has realistic graphs, plus the added graphic depicting the motion of the 4-bar. I think this’ll be very helpful to all teams using the 4-bar
A1 stands for “Arm 1,” and so on with A2, and A3 and are arranged in order clockwise from the top point of the vertical bar. Height is for the bar that is held vertical with one point on the origin.