When point-position reduction is used, only the length of the input rocker 02A can be

specified in advance. The distance 0204 is dependent upon the values of 1/1 and ¢, as indi-
cated in Fig. ll.ll. Note that each synthesis position gives a different value for this dis-
tance. This is really quite convenient, because it is not at all unusual to synthesize a linkage
that is not workable. When this happens, one of the other arrangements can be tried.
The synthesized linkage is shown in Fig. 11.12. The procedure is exactly the same
as that for three positions, except as previously noted. Point Bl is obtained at the intersec-
tion of the midnormals to A'l A; and A;A~. In this example the greatest error is less than
3 percent.