Autors: Zagorski, M. H., Miltchev, R. I., Semkov M.
Title: Computer Modeling and Simulation of Mechanisms using Free and Open-source Software
Keywords: CAD software, four-bar linkage, GNU Octave, open-source software

Abstract: Published by Rezekne Academy of Technologies.The present paper aims to examine how free and open-source software (FOSS) can be applied in the processes of computer modeling and simulations of mechanisms. Successful examples of the application of free software for CAD (computer-aided design) and simulation of mechanisms are presented and discussed. A case study is used to exemplify how engineering tasks, related to position function determination, first transfer function and output link’s velocity of a four-bar linkage, can be resolved with the help of an open-source scientific programming language – GNU Octave. Recommendations about the applicability of free open-source software in mechanism analysis are provided.

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Issue

Vide. Tehnologija. Resursi - Environment, Technology, Resources, vol. 3, pp. 352-356, 2024, , https://doi.org/10.17770/etr2024vol3.8143

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