How many degrees of freedom does the linkage in Figure 1.36 have? Is it a mechanism, a structure, or a preloaded structure? Sketch the figure and indicate an appropriate set of coordinates to...

How many degrees of freedom does the linkage in Figure 1.36 have? Is it a mechanism, a structure, or a preloaded structure? Sketch the figure and indicate an appropriate set of coordinates to completely specify the configuration of the linkage.

Figure 1.36