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  2. Center of percussion - Wikipedia

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    Only if the blow falls exactly on the CP will the two components of motion cancel out to produce zero net initial movement at point P. When the sliding fixture is replaced with a pivot that cannot move left or right, an impulsive blow anywhere but at the CP results in an initial reactive force at the pivot.

  3. Inverted pendulum - Wikipedia

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    Whereas a normal pendulum is stable when hanging downward, an inverted pendulum is inherently unstable, and must be actively balanced in order to remain upright; this can be done either by applying a torque at the pivot point, by moving the pivot point horizontally as part of a feedback system, changing the rate of rotation of a mass mounted on ...

  4. Burmester's theory - Wikipedia

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    Similarly, B is a circling point with a center that is any point on the perpendicular bisector of B 1 B 2. A four-bar linkage can be constructed from any point on the two perpendicular bisectors as the fixed pivots and A and B as the moving pivots. The point P is clearly special, because it is a hinge that allows pure rotational movement of A 1 ...

  5. Moving least squares - Wikipedia

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    Moving least squares is a method of reconstructing continuous functions from a set of unorganized point samples via the calculation of a weighted least squares measure biased towards the region around the point at which the reconstructed value is requested.

  6. Pendulum (mechanics) - Wikipedia

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    A pendulum is a body suspended from a fixed support such that it freely swings back and forth under the influence of gravity. When a pendulum is displaced sideways from its resting, equilibrium position, it is subject to a restoring force due to gravity that will accelerate it back towards the equilibrium position.

  7. Pivot point - Wikipedia

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    Pivot point may refer to: Pivot point, the center point of any rotational system such as a lever system; the center of percussion of a rigid body; or pivot in ice skating or a pivot turn in dancing; Pivot point (technical analysis), a time when a market price trend changes direction

  8. Pendulum - Wikipedia

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    "Simple gravity pendulum" model assumes no friction or air resistance. A pendulum is a device made of a weight suspended from a pivot so that it can swing freely. [1] When a pendulum is displaced sideways from its resting, equilibrium position, it is subject to a restoring force due to gravity that will accelerate it back toward the equilibrium position.

  9. Four-bar linkage - Wikipedia

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    If the linkage has four hinged joints with axes angled to intersect in a single point, then the links move on concentric spheres and the assembly is called a spherical four-bar linkage. The input-output equations of a spherical four-bar linkage can be applied to spatial four-bar linkages when the variables are replaced by dual numbers. [8]