CHAPTER 6
CAM DESIGN
6.2
We have the general equations as follows:
• Displacement y = Aφ2 + Bφ + C in
• Velocity ẏ = 2Aφ + B in/deg
• Acceleration ÿ = 2A in/deg 2
So from these equation and the results in the displacement diagram (Fig-
ure 2) we have the follower acceleration equation as follows:
• 0 < Φ < 60 : ÿ = 1
602
· 2 · (0.571) = 317 · 10−6 in
deg 2
in
• 60 < Φ < 90 : ÿ = 0 deg 2
because the velocity is uniform
• 90 < Φ < 180 : ÿ = 1
902
· 2 · (−0.857) = −212 · 10−6 in
deg 2
• 180 < Φ < 240 : ÿ = 1
602
· 2 · (−0.8) = −444 · 10−6 in
deg 2
• 240 < Φ < 330 : ÿ = 1
902
· 2 · (1.2) = 296 · 10−6 in
deg 2
in
• 330 < Φ < 360 : ÿ = 0 deg 2
From these equations we can drawn the follower acceleration diagram like
in Figure 1
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Figure 1: The acceleration and velocity diagram
Figure 2: The displacement diagram
2
b
From the acceleration equations we can find the velocity equations and
displacement equations as follows:
• 0 ≤ φ ≤ 60:
The velocity equation:
ÿ = 317 · 10−6 ⇒ ẏ = 317 · 10−6 φ + A
ẏ(0) = 0 ⇒ A = 0
⇒ ẏ = 317 · 10−6 φ in
deg
The displacement equation:
y= 1
2
· 317 · 10−6 φ2 + A
y(0) = 0 ⇒ A = 0
⇒y= 1
2
· 317 · 10−6 φ2 in
• 60 ≤ φ ≤ 90:
The velocity equation:
ÿ = 0 ⇒ ẏ = constant = ẏ(60) = 19 · 10−3 in
deg
The displacement equation:
y = 19 · 10−3 φ + A
y(60) = 0.571 ⇒ A = −0.569
⇒ y = 19 · 10−3 φ − 0.569 in
• 90 ≤ φ ≤ 180:
The velocity equation:
ÿ = −212 · 10−6 ⇒ ẏ = −212 · 10−6 φ + A
ẏ(90) = 19 · 10−3 ⇒ A = 38.08 · 10−3
⇒ ẏ = −212 · 10−6 φ + 38.08 · 10−3 in
deg
The displacement equation:
y = − 12 · 212 · 10−6 φ2 + 38.08 · 10−3 φ + A
y(90) = 1.143 ⇒ A = −1.43
⇒ y = − 21 · 212 · 10−6 φ2 + 38.08 · 10−3 φ − 1.43 in
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• 180 ≤ φ ≤ 240:
The velocity equation:
ÿ = −444 · 10−6 ⇒ ẏ = −444 · 10−6 φ + A
ẏ(180) = 0 ⇒ A = 79.92 · 10−3
⇒ ẏ = −444 · 10−6 φ + 79.92 · 10−3 in
deg
The displacement equation:
y = − 12 · 444 · 10−6 φ2 + 79.92 · 10−3 φ + A
y(180) = 2 ⇒ A = −5.193
⇒ y = − 21 · 444 · 10−6 φ2 + 79.92 · 10−3 φ − 5.193 in
• 240 ≤ φ ≤ 330:
The velocity equation:
ÿ = 296 · 10−6 ⇒ ẏ = 296 · 10−6 φ + A
ẏ(240) = −27 ⇒ A = −98.04 · 10−3
⇒ ẏ = 296 · 10−6 φ − 98.04 · 10−3 in
deg
The displacement equation:
y= 1
2
· 296 · 10−6 φ2 + 98.04 · 10−3 φ + A
y(240) = 1.2 ⇒ A = 16.32
⇒y= 1
2
· 296 · 10−6 φ2 − 98.04 · 10−3 φ + 16.32 in
• 330 ≤ φ ≤ 360:
The velocity equation:
in
ẏ = 0 deg
The displacement equation:
y = 0 in
6.12
a
We can calculate the equation for the velocity-time curve as follows:
dφ
A = dV
dt
= dV
dφ dt
= ω dV
dφ
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A 1
⇒V =
R
dV = ω
dφ ω
Adφ
V = hω
β
[1 − cos( 2π
β
φ)]
Next, we calculate the equation for the displacement-time curve as fol-
lows:
dφ
V = dS
dt
= dS
dφ dt
= ω dS
dφ
V 1
⇒S=
R
dS = ω
dφ ω
V dφ
h h
S= β
·φ− 2π
sin( 2π
β
φ)
From the displacement-time curve and the equation of displacement-time
curve we can see that the maximum value of displacement is at φ = β
So we have:
Smax = S(β) = h
From the velocity-time curve and the equation of velocity-time curve we
can see that the maximum value of velocity is at φ = β2
So we have:
Vmax = V ( β2 ) = 2hω
β
6.17
Points A and B are the farthest contact pts, add 5 mm as safe margin ,
then the required face width equal a + b
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Figure 3: The cam profile