Ngokusho kwendlela yokudlidliza yomzimba wokudlidliza wemishini yokudlidliza, ingahlukaniswa ibe ngumshini wokudlidliza wendlela yokunyakaza ephindaphindayo, umshini wokudlidliza wendlela yokunyakaza ye-gyroscopic, kanye nomshini wokudlidliza wendlela yokunyakaza eyinkimbinkimbi Ngokusho kwemodi yokudlidliza yokudlidliza, ingahlukaniswa ibe yimishini yokudlidliza yokuxhumanisa i-crank, imishini yokudlidliza ye-electromagnetic kanye nemishini yokudlidliza engenamandla.
Indlela yokudlidliza kwe-crank link ivuselelwa yindlela yokuxhumanisa i-crank, umkhawulo owodwa we-crank unamathele ku-prime mover, kanti omunye umkhawulo unamathele ku-link. Induku yokuxhuma inezinhlobo ezimbili zezinduku zokuxhuma eziqinile nezinduku zokuxhuma ezinwebekayo. Uma kusetshenziswa induku yokuxhuma eqinile, umkhawulo omunye wenduku yokuxhuma unamathele nomzimba odlidlizayo; lapho kusetshenziswa induku yokuxhuma enwebekayo, umkhawulo omunye wenduku yokuxhuma udlula ekugcineni kwentwasahlobo yokudlulisa kanye nokuxhumeka komzimba odlidlizayo. I-prime mover iqhuba i-crank ukuthi ijikeleze, ngaleyo ndlela iqhube umzimba odlidlizayo ngenduku yokuxhuma ukuze ibuyisele. Amandla angenamsebenzi omzimba odlidlizayo adluliselwa esisekelweni ngendlela yokuxhumanisa i-crank. Ukuze kuncishiswe amandla adluliselwa esisekelweni, ngokuvamile kuyadingeka ukwengeza i-a-bias ukuze kulinganiswe ukunyakaza.
Ubude be-crank bunquma ubukhulu bomzimba odlidlizayo, kanti ijubane lokujikeleza kwe-crank linquma imvamisa yokusebenza komzimba odlidlizayo.
Lolu hlobo lomshini wokudlidliza lunezici ezilandelayo:
(1) Umsindo omkhulu wokusebenza kanye nempilo emfushane
(2) Amandla angaphakathi omzimba odlidlizayo awakwazi ukulinganiswa ngokuzenzakalelayo
(3) Indlela yokuvuselela ayinayo isisindo esengeziwe emzimbeni odlidlizayo. Isetshenziswa kakhulu enqubweni yemvamisa ephansi, enkulu.