KDM - CAM Synthesis
KDM - CAM Synthesis
KDM - CAM Synthesis
(PRPC15, 3-1-0)
Section: B
4th Semester
Production Engineering
Rise – Return – Rise (R-R-R) cams Dwell – Rise – Return – Dwell (D-R-R-D) cams
Dwell – Rise – Dwell – Return – Dwell (D-R-D-R-D) Dwell – Rise – Dwell (D-R-D)
• Knife-edge follower
• Roller follower
• Mushroom follower
• Angle of Ascent: angle through which the cam turns during the time the follower rises
• Angle of dwell: angle through which the cam turns during the time the follower
remains stationary at the highest or the lowest position
• Angle of descent: angle through which the cam turns during the time the follower
returns to the initial position
• Angle of action: total angle turned by the cam during the time, between the beginning
of rise and the end of the return follower
The follower, during its travel, may have one of the following motions.
1. Uniform velocity,
2. Simple harmonic motion,
3. Uniform acceleration and retardation, and
4. Cycloidal motion.