A new approach, called a Relative Motion Method (RMM), is proposed for designing the shape of the disk cam, which uses the relative velocity and the relative acceleration of a follower respect to a cam to discover the profile coordinate, the pressure angle and the radius of curvature on the cam. It is characterized by the procedures of automatic derivation and solution with computers and the suitability not only for general disk cams with different kinds of follower, such as sharp edge follower, roller follower, flat-faced follower, and so on, but also for the double-disk conjugate cams, single-disk conjugate cams and roller gear conjugate cams. A program for design automation of shape of the disk cam and the kinematics simulation of this kind of mechanism has been developed using the proposed approach with C++ language. Finally, an example is given.
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A Computational Approach to Profile Generation of Planar Cam Mechanisms
Yuhua Zhang,
Yuhua Zhang
School of Mechanical Engineering, Anhui University of Technology, 243002 Maanshan, Anhui, P.R. China
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Joong-Ho Shin
Joong-Ho Shin
Dept. of Mechanical Design and Manufacturing, Changwon National University, Changwon, South Korea
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Yuhua Zhang
School of Mechanical Engineering, Anhui University of Technology, 243002 Maanshan, Anhui, P.R. China
Joong-Ho Shin
Dept. of Mechanical Design and Manufacturing, Changwon National University, Changwon, South Korea
Contributed by the Mechanisms and Robotics Committee for publication in the JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL DESIGN. Manuscript received January 2002; revised June 2002. Associate Editor: S. K. Agrawal.
J. Mech. Des. Jan 2004, 126(1): 183-188 (6 pages)
Published Online: March 11, 2004
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January 1, 2002
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June 1, 2002
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March 11, 2004
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Zhang , Y., and Shin , J. (March 11, 2004). "A Computational Approach to Profile Generation of Planar Cam Mechanisms ." ASME. J. Mech. Des. January 2004; 126(1): 183–188. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.1637652
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