====== jansen linkages ======

^ Techniques infobox ^^
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| parts | [[:frames|Frames]], [[:bolts|Bolts]], [[:nuts|Nuts]], [[:end_caps|End caps]] |
| techniques | [[:bolting|Bolting]], [[:live_hinges|Live hinges]] |
| tools | [[:wrenches|Wrenches]] |
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[[:category:techniques|Category:Techniques]]

==== Introduction ====

**Jansen's linkage** is a planar [[:leg_mechanism|leg mechanism]] designed by the [[:kinetic_sculpture|kinetic sculptor]] [[:theo_jansen|Theo Jansen]] to generate a smooth walking motion. Jansen has used his mechanism in a variety of kinetic sculptures which are known as [[:strandbeest|Strandbeest]]en (Dutch for "beach beasts"). Jansen's linkage bears artistic as well as mechanical merit for its simulation of organic walking motion using a simple rotary input.

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==== Approaches ====

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==== References ====

  * [[https://archive.org/details/1800-mechanical-movements-devices-and-appliances_202005/|1800 Mechanical movements, devices, and appliances]]
  * [[http://507movements.com/|507 Mechanical Movements]]
  * [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jansen%27s_linkage|Wikipedia: Jansen's_linkage]]

[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeJnwa-T-oQ|Watch video on YouTube]]

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