Mechanical Control

All machines, however basic or complex, are made up of simple mechanisms. A mechanism is simply a device which takes an input motion and force, and changes it into an output motion and force.The point of a mechanism is to make the job easier to do. the mechanisms most commonly used in mechanical systems are levers linkages ,cams ,gears, and pulleys.

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LINEAR MOTION —> Motion in a straight line (E.G. guillotine)

ROTARY MOTION—>Rotary motion is a motion in a circle (E.G. wheels ,windmill)

OSCILLATING MOTION—>Motion backwards and forwards in an arc shape (E.G. a swing)

RECIPROCATING MOTION—>Motion back and forth ina straight line (E.G. a sewing machine needle ,saw)