The formula to calculate the Total Number of Instantaneous Centers in a Mechanism is:
\[ \text{Total Number of Instantaneous Centers} = \frac{\text{Number of Links} \times (\text{Number of Links} - 1)}{2} \]
The Total Number of Instantaneous Centers in a Mechanism is the point fixed to a body undergoing planar movement that has zero velocity at a particular instant of time. The Number of Links in a Kinematic Chain is the total number of links in a kinematic chain, where each part of a machine moves relative to some other part.
Let's assume the following value:
Using the formula:
\[ \text{Total Number of Instantaneous Centers} = \frac{5 \times (5 - 1)}{2} = 10 \]
The Total Number of Instantaneous Centers in the Mechanism is 10.
| Number of Links | Total Number of Instantaneous Centers |
|---|---|
| 4 | 6.000000000000000 |
| 5 | 10.000000000000000 |
| 6 | 15.000000000000000 |