This document discusses static force analysis in machines. It explains that static force analysis is used to evaluate the forces acting on machine members in a particular configuration when the machine is in static equilibrium. The goals are to find the load carried by each part and analyze the external and internal forces like applied forces, constraint reactions, friction, and inertia. It provides examples of static force analysis in mechanisms like slider-crank and 4-bar linkages. Key equations for static equilibrium involving the sum of forces and sum of moments are also presented.