III. POSITION ANALYSIS OF MECHANISMS

         Introduction

  3.1  Kinematics of a Particle

  3.2  Kinematics of a Rigid Body

  3.3  Coincident Points

  3.4  Vector Loops of a Mechanism

  3.5  Graphical Solution of Vector Loop Equation

  3.6  Step-Wise Solution of the Loop Closure Equation

  3.7  Position Analysis of Mechanisms by Means of Complex Numbers

  3.8  Numerical Solution of the loop Closure Equation

  3.9  Iterative Solution of the loop Closure Equation