Note that the end result rotational velocity can vary from the input because of compliance in the joints. Stiffer compliance can cause more exact tracking, but higher inner torques and vibrations.
The metal-bis(terpyridyl) core is equipped with rigid, conjugated linkers of Cardan Joint para-acetyl-mercapto phenylacetylene to determine electric contact in a two-terminal configuration using Au electrodes. The composition of the [Ru(II)(L)(2)](PF(6))(2) molecule is determined using single-crystal X-ray crystallography, which yields good contract with calculations based on density practical theory (DFT). By means of the mechanically controllable break-junction technique, current-voltage (I-V), qualities of [Ru(II)(L)(2)](PF(6))(2) are obtained on a single-molecule level under ultra-substantial vacuum (UHV) conditions at various temperature ranges. These results are in comparison to ab initio transport calculations predicated on DFT. The simulations present that the cardan-joint structural element of the molecule controls the magnitude of the current. Furthermore, the fluctuations in the cardan position keep the positions of steps in the 
I-V curve largely invariant. As a consequence, the experimental I-V features exhibit lowest-unoccupied-molecular-orbit-established conductance peaks at particular voltages, which are also found to end up being temperature independent.
In the second technique, the axes of the input and output shafts are offset by a specified angle. The angle of every universal joint is usually half of the angular offset of the input and output axes.
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This example shows two solutions to create a continuous rotational velocity output using universal joints. In the first method, the angle of the universal joints is exactly opposite. The end result shaft axis is parallel to the type shaft axis, but offset by some distance.
Multiple joints can be utilized to make a multi-articulated system.