Figure 4.134 shows a common “scissor-lift” linkage that is used to lift heavy objects. A hydraulic cylinder controls the length d, which raises or lowers the load. Write a simple MATLAB script that...

Figure 4.134 shows a common “scissor-lift” linkage that is used to lift heavy objects. A hydraulic cylinder controls the length d, which raises or lowers the load. Write a simple MATLAB script that plots the height of the lift, h, as a function of the length of the hydraulic cylinder. Let d range between 1.5m and 3m. Check your answer with the results of Problem 4.4.

Figure 4.134

Problem 4.4.

Figure 4.114 shows a common “scissor-lift” linkage that is used to lift heavy objects. A hydraulic cylinder controls the length d, which raises or lowers the load. Create the linkage in SOLIDWORKS, then record the height h when d takes on the values 2.5, 2.25, and 2m.

Figure 4.114