Static 5 bars linkage angles calculation

[Tim Gould]

I guess you can write the whole thing down as a simultaneous equation involving the various angles and radii (or x,y,z values). But I suspect there is no simple "rule of thumb" because, at a glance, it looks like you're dealing with a solution of greater than cubic complexity. And those only have closed form solutions in limited cases.

All the best,

Tim