CAMS - The principles of construction are the

- play a very important part in same as for the flat-faced follower

modem machinery and arc
extensively used in internal
combustion engines, machine tools,
mechanical computer, instruments,
and many other applications.
SYNTHESIS
- to assume the required motion for the
follower and to design the cam to
give this motion.
with the exception that the cam is
drawn tangent to the various positions
of the roller follower.
- it can also be seen that the line of
action from the cam to the follower
cannot be along the axis of the
follower except when the follower is
dwelling.

SYMMETRICAL
-to assume the shape of the cam and to
determine what characteristics of
displacement, velocity, and
acceleration this contour will give.

GRUBLER’S MOBILITY EQUATION

- can be used to create a countless
variety of mechanisms containing
cam pairs.

SIMPLE CAM AND FOLLOWER

MECHANISM
- the majority of cam pairs are found
- contain only three links

CAM MECHANISM
- may be classified by the type of cam
or by the shape, motion, or location
of the follower.

ROTATING DISK CAM

- The simplest and most often-used
cam mechanism

KNIFE EDGE FOLLOWER

- The follower is considered to be in-`
line(or radial) when its center line
passes through the center of cam
rotation.
- This type of follower is of theoretical
interest but is not of great practical
importance because it generally
produces high contact stresses.

CUSP
- can be eliminated by modifying the
displacement scale or by increasing
the minimum radius of the cam.

ROLLER FOLLOWER
- the center of the roller will move
with the prescribed motion.