CAMS
CAMS
CAMS
No abrupt changes in
the velocity and
acceleration at any
stage of the motion.
Thus, it is the most ideal
program for high-speed
follower motion.
The Fundamental Law of Cam Design
Any cam designed for operation at other than very low
speeds must be designed with the following constraints:
The cam function must be continuous through the first and
second derivatives of displacement across the entire
interval (360 degrees)
The jerk function must be finite across the entire interval
(360 degrees)
The cam motion program cannot be defined by a single
mathematical expression, but rather must be defined by
several separate functions, called piecewise functions
The displacement, velocity and acceleration functions
must have no discontinuities in them
If any discontinuities exist in the acceleration function,
then there will be infinite spikes, or Dirac delta functions,
appearing in the derivative of acceleration, jerk.
An Example
Table shows the specifications for a four-dwell cam that has eight segments,
RDFDRDFD. s-v-a-j curves for the whole cam over 360 degrees of camshaft
rotation is shown. A cam design begins with a definition of the required cam
functions and their s-v-a-j diagrams. Functions for the non-dwell cam segments
should be chosen based on their velocity, acceleration, and jerk characteristics and
the relationships at the interfaces between adjacent segments including the dwells.
These function characteristics can be conveniently and quickly investigated with
program DYNACAM which generated the data and plots shown.
Problem 1: Uniform Velocity Motion- Knife edge follower