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Cam design handbook
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New York, NY : McGraw-Hill, 2004
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9780071377577
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A guide to CAM technology which provides coverage of cams in industrial machinery, automotive optimization, and gadgets and inventions. It provides information on: the advantages of cams compared to other motion devices; computer-aided design and manufacturing techniques; numerical controls for manufacturing; and, dynamics of high-speed systems.


Table of Contents

Contributorsp. vii
Prefacep. ix
Chapter 1. Introductionp. 1
Chapter 2. Basic Curvesp. 27
Chapter 3. Modified Cam Curvesp. 55
Chapter 4. Polynomial and Fourier Series Cam Curvesp. 89
Chapter 5. Cam Motion Synthesis Using Spline Functionsp. 107
Chapter 6. Elements of Cam Profile Geometryp. 159
Chapter 7. Geometry of Planer Cam Profilesp. 175
Chapter 8. Cam Mechanism Forcesp. 217
Chapter 9. Cam Materials and Lubricationp. 251
Chapter 10. Cam Manufacturingp. 285
Chapter 11. Cam System Modelingp. 315
Chapter 12. Cam System Dynamics--Analysisp. 357
Chapter 13. Cam System Dynamics--Responsep. 399
Chapter 14. Special Cam Mechanismsp. 453
Chapter 15. Cams in Microelectromechanical Systemsp. 505
Chapter 16. Automotive Camshaft Dynamicsp. 529
Appendix A Basic Contoursp. 545
Appendix B Basic Cam Curve Factorsp. 551
Appendix C Polynomial Coefficientsp. 557
Appendix D Cam Computer Softwarep. 561
Appendix E CAD/CAM for a Medical Instrument Cam Mechanismp. 565
Appendix F Optinal Control Theory Derivation for Two-Point Boundary Value Problemp. 585
Indexp. 587