Contents I. Introduction
Hybrid five bar actuator is a new type of mechanism with flexible transmission behavior. The idea of hybrid machines was initially investigated by Tokuz and Jones [1] [2] and is a field of study with full potential. A hybrid mechanism is a configuration that combines the motions of two characteristically different electric motors by means of a mechanism to produce programmable output. Where one of the motions coming from a constant speed motor provides the main power, a small servomotor introduces programmability to the resultant actuator. Requirement for greater machine productivity with improved quality, diversity of product, competition on market, and industrial automation have accelerated needs for new alternative ideas like hybrid machines to generate programmable output motion. Such machines will introduce to users greater flexibility with programmability option, and energy utilization will be realized at maximum. Although some points are partially explored, there is still a need for kinematic and dynamic analysis studies to guide potential users for possible industrial applications with hybrid machines.
