CAM Design Handbook
by: Harold A. Rothbart
Abstract: The CAM, used to translate rotary motion into linear motion, is an integral part of many classes of machines, such as printing presses, textile machinery, gear-cutting machines, and screw machines. Emphasizing computer-aided design and manufacturing techniques, as well as sophisticated numerical control methods, this handbook allows engineers and technicians to utilize cutting edge design tools. It will decrease time spent on the drawing board and increase productivity and machine accuracy.
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Table of Contents
- A. PREFACE
- 1. INTRODUCTION
- 2. BASIC CURVES
- 3. MODIFIED CAM CURVES
- 4. POLYNOMIAL AND FOURIER SERIES CAM CURVES
- 5. CAM MOTION SYNTHESIS USING SPLINE FUNCTIONS
- 6. ELEMENTS OF CAM PROFILE GEOMETRY
- 7. GEOMETRY OF PLANAR CAM PROFILES
- 8. CAM MECHANISM FORCES
- 9. CAM MATERIALS AND LUBRICATION
- 10. CAM MANUFACTURING
- 11. CAM SYSTEM MODELING
- 12. CAM SYSTEM DYNAMICS—ANALYSIS
- 13. CAM SYSTEM DYNAMICS—RESPONSE
- 14. SPECIAL CAM MECHANISMS
- 15. CAMS IN MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS
- C. AUTOMOTIVE CAMSHAFT DYNAMICS
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A.
PREFACE
- 1. INTRODUCTION
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2.
BASIC CURVES
- SYMBOLS
- INTRODUCTION
- FOLLOWER CHARACTERISTICS
- BASIC CURVE CLASSIFICATION
- CONSTANT VELOCITY CURVE
- MODIFIED CONSTANT VELOCITY CURVE WITH CIRCULAR ARCS
- CONSTANT ACCELERATION CURVE
- SKEWED CONSTANT ACCELERATION CURVE
- CUBIC NO. 1 CURVE
- CUBIC NO. 2 CURVE
- SIMPLE HARMONIC MOTION CURVE
- CYCLOIDAL MOTION CURVE
- DOUBLE HARMONIC MOTION CURVE
- ELLIPTICAL CURVE
- COMPARISON OF BASIC CURVES
- CURVE APPLICATION TO DRRD CAM
- 3. MODIFIED CAM CURVES
- 4. POLYNOMIAL AND FOURIER SERIES CAM CURVES
- 5. CAM MOTION SYNTHESIS USING SPLINE FUNCTIONS
- 6. ELEMENTS OF CAM PROFILE GEOMETRY
- 7. GEOMETRY OF PLANAR CAM PROFILES
- 8. CAM MECHANISM FORCES
- 9. CAM MATERIALS AND LUBRICATION
- 10. CAM MANUFACTURING
- 11. CAM SYSTEM MODELING
- 12. CAM SYSTEM DYNAMICS—ANALYSIS
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13.
CAM SYSTEM DYNAMICS—RESPONSE
- INTRODUCTION TO RESPONSE
- RESPONSE IN FREQUENCY DOMAIN
- VIBRATION MINIMIZATION
- DYNAMIC SYNTHESIS OF CAMS USING FINITE TRIGONOMETRIC SERIES
- APPLICATION OF OPTIMAL CONTROL THEORY TO THE SYNTHESIS OF CAM-FOLLOWER SYSTEMS
- USE OF THE CONVOLUTION OPERATOR TO REDUCE RESIDUAL VIBRATIONS
- POLYDYNE CAMS
- DISCUSSION
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14.
SPECIAL CAM MECHANISMS
- SYMBOLS
- SLIDING BODIES
- ROLLING BODIES OF BASIC CONTOURS
- INVOLUTE CAM
- ECCENTRIC CIRCLE CAM—TRANSLATING ROLLER FOLLOWER
- ECCENTRIC CIRCLE CAM—TRANSLATING FLAT-FACED FOLLOWER
- CONTOUR-SHAPED RADIAL CAMS
- CIRCULAR ARC CAM—TRANSLATING ROLLER FOLLOWER
- TANGENT CAM—TRANSLATING ROLLER FOLLOWER
- CIRCULAR ARC CAM—TRANSLATING FLAT-FACED FOLLOWER
- BALL AND GROOVE CAM
- SPIRAL CAM CUTTING MECHANISM
- UNIDIRECTIONAL CAM CLUTCHES
- TWO INDEPENDENT CAMS IN SERIES (AUTOMOTIVE)
- QUICK ACTION CAMS
- VARIABLE-DWELL CAM
- CAM TO CONVERT LINEAR TO ROTARY MOTION
- CAM TO CONVERT ROTARY TO LINEAR MOTION
- TWO-REVOLUTIONS-PER-CYCLE CAMS
- INCREASED STROKE CAMS
- ADJUSTABLE STROKE CAMS
- CONTROLLED TRANSLATING CYCLE CAMS
- CIRCULAR ARC CAMS—CONSTANT BREADTH FOLLOWER
- SWASH PLATE CAM
- VARIABLE-ANGULAR-VELOCITY CAM
- CAM INTERMITTENT-MOTION MECHANISMS
- CAM COMPUTING MECHANISMS
- 15. CAMS IN MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS
- C. AUTOMOTIVE CAMSHAFT DYNAMICS
Book Details
Title: CAM Design Handbook
Publisher: McGRAW-HILL: New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Lisbon, London, Madrid, Mexico City, Milan, New Delhi, San Juan, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney, Toronto
Copyright / Pub. Date: 2004 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
ISBN: 9780071377577
Authors:
Harold A. Rothbart is the author of this McGraw-Hill Professional publication.
Description: The CAM, used to translate rotary motion into linear motion, is an integral part of many classes of machines, such as printing presses, textile machinery, gear-cutting machines, and screw machines. Emphasizing computer-aided design and manufacturing techniques, as well as sophisticated numerical control methods, this handbook allows engineers and technicians to utilize cutting edge design tools. It will decrease time spent on the drawing board and increase productivity and machine accuracy.
