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59 relations: Actuator, Aether (classical element), Ancient Greece, Angular velocity, Archimedes, Aristotelian physics, Bicycle, Blaise Pascal, Bolt (fastener), Cam (mechanism), Charles-Augustin de Coulomb, Classical mechanics, Compression (physics), Conservation of energy, Cornell University, Elasticity (physics), Energy, Fastener, Force, Four-bar linkage, Franz Reuleaux, Friction, Galileo Galilei, Gear, Gear train, Guillaume Amontons, Helical, Hero of Alexandria, Hydraulics, Inclined plane, Industrial Revolution, Kinematic chain, Kinematic pair, Kinematic synthesis, Leonardo da Vinci, Lever, Linkage (mechanical), Machine, Mechanical advantage, Mechanical efficiency, Mechanism (engineering), Neoclassicism, Pappus of Alexandria, Prismatic joint, Pulley, Renaissance, Revolute joint, Rolamite, Screw, Screw mechanism, ... Expand index (9 more) »
- Simple machines
Actuator
An actuator is a component of a machine that produces force, torque, or displacement, usually in a controlled way, when an electrical, pneumatic or hydraulic input is supplied to it in a system (called an actuating system).
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Aether (classical element)
According to ancient and medieval science, aether (alternative spellings include æther, aither, and ether), also known as the fifth element or quintessence, is the material that fills the region of the universe beyond the terrestrial sphere.
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Ancient Greece
Ancient Greece (Hellás) was a northeastern Mediterranean civilization, existing from the Greek Dark Ages of the 12th–9th centuries BC to the end of classical antiquity, that comprised a loose collection of culturally and linguistically related city-states and other territories.
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Angular velocity
In physics, angular velocity (symbol or \vec, the lowercase Greek letter omega), also known as angular frequency vector,(UP1) is a pseudovector representation of how the angular position or orientation of an object changes with time, i.e. how quickly an object rotates (spins or revolves) around an axis of rotation and how fast the axis itself changes direction.
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Archimedes
Archimedes of Syracuse was an Ancient Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, astronomer, and inventor from the ancient city of Syracuse in Sicily.
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Aristotelian physics
Aristotelian physics is the form of natural philosophy described in the works of the Greek philosopher Aristotle (384–322 BC).
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Bicycle
A bicycle, also called a pedal cycle, bike, push-bike or cycle, is a human-powered or motor-assisted, pedal-driven, single-track vehicle, with two wheels attached to a frame, one behind the other.
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Blaise Pascal
Blaise Pascal (19 June 1623 – 19 August 1662) was a French mathematician, physicist, inventor, philosopher, and Catholic writer.
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Bolt (fastener)
A bolt is an externally helical threaded fastener that fastens objects with unthreaded holes together.
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Cam (mechanism)
A cam is a rotating or sliding piece in a mechanical linkage used especially in transforming rotary motion into linear motion.
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Charles-Augustin de Coulomb
Charles-Augustin de Coulomb (14 June 1736 – 23 August 1806) was a French officer, engineer, and physicist.
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Classical mechanics
Classical mechanics is a physical theory describing the motion of objects such as projectiles, parts of machinery, spacecraft, planets, stars, and galaxies.
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Compression (physics)
In mechanics, compression is the application of balanced inward ("pushing") forces to different points on a material or structure, that is, forces with no net sum or torque directed so as to reduce its size in one or more directions. Simple machine and compression (physics) are mechanical engineering.
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Conservation of energy
The law of conservation of energy states that the total energy of an isolated system remains constant; it is said to be ''conserved'' over time.
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Cornell University
Cornell University is a private Ivy League land-grant research university based in Ithaca, New York.
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Elasticity (physics)
In physics and materials science, elasticity is the ability of a body to resist a distorting influence and to return to its original size and shape when that influence or force is removed.
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Energy
Energy is the quantitative property that is transferred to a body or to a physical system, recognizable in the performance of work and in the form of heat and light.
Fastener
A fastener (US English) or fastening (UK English) is a hardware device that mechanically joins or affixes two or more objects together.
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Force
A force is an influence that can cause an object to change its velocity, i.e., to accelerate, meaning a change in speed or direction, unless counterbalanced by other forces.
Four-bar linkage
In the study of mechanisms, a four-bar linkage, also called a four-bar, is the simplest closed-chain movable linkage.
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Franz Reuleaux
Franz Reuleaux (30 September 1829 – 20 August 1905) was a German mechanical engineer and a lecturer at Technische Hochschule Berlin (today Technische Universität Berlin), later appointed as the president of the academy.
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Friction
Friction is the force resisting the relative motion of solid surfaces, fluid layers, and material elements sliding against each other.
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Galileo Galilei
Galileo di Vincenzo Bonaiuti de' Galilei (15 February 1564 – 8 January 1642), commonly referred to as Galileo Galilei or simply Galileo, was an Italian astronomer, physicist and engineer, sometimes described as a polymath.
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Gear
A gear or gearwheel is a rotating machine part typically used to transmit rotational motion and/or torque by means of a series of teeth that engage with compatible teeth of another gear or other part.
Gear train
A gear train or gear set is a machine element of a mechanical system formed by mounting two or more gears on a frame such that the teeth of the gears engage.
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Guillaume Amontons
Guillaume Amontons (31 August 1663 – 11 October 1705) was a French scientific instrument inventor and physicist.
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Helical
Helical may refer to.
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Hero of Alexandria
Hero of Alexandria (Ἥρων ὁ Ἀλεξανδρεύς,, also known as Heron of Alexandria; probably 1st or 2nd century AD) was a Greek mathematician and engineer who was active in Alexandria in Egypt during the Roman era.
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Hydraulics
Hydraulics is a technology and applied science using engineering, chemistry, and other sciences involving the mechanical properties and use of liquids. Simple machine and Hydraulics are mechanical engineering.
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Inclined plane
An inclined plane, also known as a ramp, is a flat supporting surface tilted at an angle from the vertical direction, with one end higher than the other, used as an aid for raising or lowering a load. Simple machine and inclined plane are simple machines.
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Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution, sometimes divided into the First Industrial Revolution and Second Industrial Revolution, was a period of global transition of the human economy towards more widespread, efficient and stable manufacturing processes that succeeded the Agricultural Revolution.
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Kinematic chain
In mechanical engineering, a kinematic chain is an assembly of rigid bodies connected by joints to provide constrained motion that is the mathematical model for a mechanical system.
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Kinematic pair
In classical mechanics, a kinematic pair is a connection between two physical objects that imposes constraints on their relative movement (kinematics).
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Kinematic synthesis
In mechanical engineering, kinematic synthesis (also known as mechanism synthesis) determines the size and configuration of mechanisms that shape the flow of power through a mechanical system, or machine, to achieve a desired performance.
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Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (15 April 14522 May 1519) was an Italian polymath of the High Renaissance who was active as a painter, draughtsman, engineer, scientist, theorist, sculptor, and architect.
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Lever
A lever is a simple machine consisting of a beam or rigid rod pivoted at a fixed hinge, or fulcrum. Simple machine and lever are simple machines.
Linkage (mechanical)
A mechanical linkage is an assembly of systems connected to manage forces and movement.
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Machine
A machine is a physical system that uses power to apply forces and control movement to perform an action.
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Mechanical advantage
Mechanical advantage is a measure of the force amplification achieved by using a tool, mechanical device or machine system.
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Mechanical efficiency
In mechanical engineering, mechanical efficiency is a dimensionless ratio that measures the efficiency of a mechanism or machine in transforming the power input to the device to power output.
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Mechanism (engineering)
In engineering, a mechanism is a device that transforms input forces and movement into a desired set of output forces and movement.
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Neoclassicism
Neoclassicism, also spelled Neo-classicism, emerged as a Western cultural movement in the decorative and visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture that drew inspiration from the art and culture of classical antiquity.
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Pappus of Alexandria
Pappus of Alexandria (Πάππος ὁ Ἀλεξανδρεύς; AD) was a Greek mathematician of late antiquity known for his Synagoge (Συναγωγή) or Collection, and for Pappus's hexagon theorem in projective geometry.
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Prismatic joint
A prismatic joint is a one-degree-of-freedom kinematic pair which constrains the motion of two bodies to sliding along a common axis, without rotation; for this reason it is often called a slider (as in the slider-crank linkage) or a sliding pair.
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Pulley
A pulley is a wheel on an axle or shaft enabling a taut cable or belt passing over the wheel to move and change direction, or transfer power between itself and a shaft. Simple machine and pulley are simple machines.
Renaissance
The Renaissance is a period of history and a European cultural movement covering the 15th and 16th centuries.
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Revolute joint
A revolute joint (also called pin joint or hinge joint) is a one-degree-of-freedom kinematic pair used frequently in mechanisms and machines.
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Rolamite
Rolamite is a technology for very low friction bearings developed by Sandia National Laboratories in the 1960s. Simple machine and Rolamite are simple machines.
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Screw
A screw is an externally helical threaded fastener capable of being tightened or released by a twisting force (torque) to the head.
Screw mechanism
The screw is a mechanism that converts rotational motion to linear motion, and a torque (rotational force) to a linear force. Simple machine and screw mechanism are simple machines.
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Simon Stevin
Simon Stevin (1548–1620), sometimes called Stevinus, was a Flemish mathematician, scientist and music theorist.
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Six-bar linkage
In mechanics, a six-bar linkage is a mechanism with one degree of freedom that is constructed from six links and seven joints.
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Statics
Statics is the branch of classical mechanics that is concerned with the analysis of force and torque acting on a physical system that does not experience an acceleration, but rather is in equilibrium with its environment.
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Torque
In physics and mechanics, torque is the rotational analogue of linear force.
Vise
A vise or vice (British English) is a mechanical apparatus used to secure an object to allow work to be performed on it.
Wedge
A wedge is a triangular shaped tool, a portable inclined plane, and one of the six simple machines. Simple machine and wedge are simple machines.
Wheel and axle
The wheel and axle is a simple machine consisting of a wheel attached to a smaller axle so that these two parts rotate together in which a force is transferred from one to the other. Simple machine and wheel and axle are simple machines.
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Windlass
The windlass is an apparatus for moving heavy weights.
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Work (physics)
In science, work is the energy transferred to or from an object via the application of force along a displacement. Simple machine and work (physics) are mechanical engineering.
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See also
Simple machines
- Block and tackle
- Compound lever
- Conveyor pulley
- Differential pulley
- Gears
- Inclined plane
- Lever
- Mechanical advantage device
- Pedals
- Plunger
- Pulley
- Relieving tackle
- Rolamite
- Screw mechanism
- Screws
- Scrollerwheel
- Seesaw
- Simple machine
- Telescoping (mechanics)
- Wedge
- Wheel and axle
- Whippletree (mechanism)
References
Also known as Classical simple machines, Compound machine, Compound machines, Machine (physics), Seven Simple Machines, Simple machines.