Find Crank Torque for Static Equilibrium of the Four Bar Mechanism

Fully explained example problem. Find Torque for the 4 Bar Linkage. Draw Free Body Diagram, then apply Newton's Laws to perform static force analysis of a four bar mechanism. Bookmark my Machinery and Mechanisms Playlist:    • Machinery and Mechanisms   This problem fits into your textbook in sections called Static Force Analysis, Conditions for Equilibrium, Applied and Constraint Forces, Free Body Diagrams for a 4 Bar Mechanism, and Newton's Laws for a four bar linkage. CHAPTERS 0:00 4 Bar Linkage Free Body Diagrams 5:45 Sum of Moments 8:39 How to find Theta 4? 11:57 Coordinate System 17:00 Equilibrium Equations