COMPUTER SIMULATION AND ANALYTICAL SOLUTION OF FOUR BAR MECHANISM
Authors: Hroncová Darina 
Published: December 2021

Urgency of the research. The use of computers in technical practice leads to the extension of the possibility of solving mathematical models. This makes it possible to gradually automate complex calculations of equations of mathematical models. It is necessary to input the relevant inputs of the mathematical model, to build a simulation computer model and to monitor and evaluate the output results using a computer's output device. Target setting. The possibilities of modeling a four-bar linkage mechanism by classical analytical methods and methodsusing computer modeling are presented in this paper.The problem is to describe the creation of a computer model and to show the mathematical model and its solution in the classical ways. Actual scientific researches and issues analysis. The inspiration for the creation of the article was the study of the mechanisms in the work [1-3] and the study of other resources available in library and journal materials, as well as prepared study materials for students of Technical university Kosice. Uninvestigated parts of general matters defining. The question of building a real mechanism model. The possibilities to building a real model, based on the result of simulation. The research objective. The aim of this paper is to develop a functional model of the mechanism in ADAMS/View and Matlab and its complete kinematic analysis.The statement of basic materials.The task was to create a computer model in MSC Adams and Matlab and to perform a four-bar linkage mechanism kinematic analysis. At the same time the classical procedure of analytical methods of kinematic analysis was described. Kinematic сharacteristics of driven members and their selected points were determined. The movement of the parts of the mechanism in its significant points was analyzed. The results of the solution were shown in both programs in graphical form. Kinematic analysis was performed by both vector and graphical methods. Finally, the results with a graphical representation of parameters such as angular displacement, angular velocity and angular acceleration of mechanism members are presented in this work. The results of these solutions are created in the form of graphs. To ensure that the results do not differ from the model real, a good computer model gradually was created by its verification and modification, which is one of the advantages of MSC Adams. The practical applicability of the mathematical model was limited by the existence of an analytical solution. Conclusions. The development of computer technology has expanded the limit of solvability of mathematical models and made it possible to gradually automate the calculation of equations of mathematical models. In a computer model the auto-mated calculation can be treated as a real object sample. In various variations of calculation, we can monitor and measure the behavior of an object under different conditions, under the influence of different inputs. Graphical and vector methods were used for classical analytical methods. MSC Adams and Matlab were used for the automated calculations.