ABSTRACT

This book provides the methods of solving the problems connected with cams—their design, application, and manufacture. It introduces the improvement of numerically controlled machine tools and the availability of computers in general. The book is useful for practicing and design engineers.

chapter Chapter 1|7 pages

Cam and Follower Systems

chapter Chapter 2|23 pages

Displacement Diagrams

chapter Chapter 3|15 pages

Displacement Diagram Synthesis

chapter Chapter 4|29 pages

Cam Profile Determination

chapter Chapter 5|31 pages

Pressure Angle and Radius of Curvature

chapter Chapter 6|20 pages

Circular Cams

chapter Chapter 7|15 pages

Circular-arc and Straight-line Cams

chapter Chapter 8|18 pages

Forces, Contact Stresses, and Materials

chapter Chapter 9|11 pages

Methods of Cam Manufacture

chapter Chapter 10|18 pages

Dynamics of Cam Mechanisms

chapter Chapter 11|18 pages

Cam Mechanisms