March 29, 2016

91802 62159-45
1. [30%] A disk cam rotates clockwise to drive an oscillating flat-faced follower on its right. The
follower rotates clockwise for 50 with 3-4-5 polynomial motion in the first 180 of cam motion.
It is given that the base circle radius rb = 4 cm, face offset d = 1.5 cm, and pivot circle radius r1 =
8 cm. Layout the cam profile in the first 180 of cam motion using 45 plotting intervals.
Solution
3-4-5 polynomial
* 3 *
4
*
5

s ( ) L 10 15 + 6 , 0 * .
=* *
(1-1)

L = 50 = 180 45(1-1) s*( )

1-1
1-1

1. O rb r1 pivot circle
2. O pivot circle C C
d offset *
D B
3. O 04590135180 pivot circle
01234d

4. C BC 1-1 012
34 O O1' O 2 ' O3' O 4 '

5. 3. BC 4.
1234 4 3.
6. 5.
*(1.2.) 1.

1-1
* () 0 45 90 135 180
s* ( * ) () 0 5.1758 25 44.8242 50
0 1 2 3 4
 2

3 1 3' 4'

2'
2" 1"

1'
0'
Cam profile B

3"
4 0
O C

Base circle

4"
Pivot circle

1-1
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2. [35%] Cam 1 drives an oscillating roller follower which is part of Cam 2. Cam 2 translates the
flat-faced follower vertically with displacement s. The displacement amplitude of the flat-faced
follower is L = 1.5 cm while the oscillating amplitude of the roller follower is max = 27.The
dimensions are r1 = 18 cm, Cam 1 base circle radius rb = 8 cm, roller radius r0 = 2 cm, and initial
pressure angle 0 = 0. The displacement of the flat-faced follower relative to Cam 2 is a harmonic
motion (both rise and return). The displacement of the flat-faced follower relative to Cam 1 is a
cycloidal function for 0 90. When designing the cam using an interval of 30, please obtain
the followings at = 60: (a) r3 (b) the coordinates of the roller center, (c) the x and y coordinates
of the center of curvature, (d) the radius of curvature, (e) x and y coordinates of the cam profile,
and (f) the pressure angle.
Hint:
Pressure angle i
i = i i 0 + / 2
yi Yi
i = tan 1
xi X i
=i cos1 [cos i cos i + sin i sin i ]

Solution
(a)[6]
0 = 0 r3 (rb+r0)r3

r3 = r12 (rb + r0 ) 2 = 14.9666 cm (Ans.) (1)

r12 + r32 ( rb + r0 ) 2
0 = cos 1 =33.7490 (Ans.) (2)
2r1r3

(b)[12]
f1 ( )
f 2 ( )
= 1 ( )
s f= f 2 ( ) f 2 ( ) harmonic :

L
f 2 ( ) =1 cos( f ( )
) = (3)
2 max 1

max 2 f ( )
= cos 1 1 1 (4)
L

0 90 f1 ( ) cycloidal
 * 1 2 *
f= ( ) L sin (5)
2
1

= 60 (5) f1 ( ) (4)

f1 ( ) = 1.20675 cm
(6)
max 2 f ( )
= cos 1 1 1 = 19.1276
L

= xi r1 cos(i ) + r3 cos[ + i i 0 ]
(7)
= yi r1 sin(i ) + r3 sin[ + i i 0 ]
r1r30 (7) = 60
xi = 5.85111
cm (Ans.) (8)
yi = 13.7325
(c)[6]
(b) = 30 = 90
xi 1 = 0.928643 x = 13.0582
cm i +1 cm (9)
yi 1 = 12.0149 yi +1 = 10.6868
(9)(10)
1
xci 2( xi +1 xi ) 2( yi +1 yi ) ( xi2+1 xi2 ) + ( yi2+1 yi2 )
= 2 2 (10)
yci 2( xi 1 xi ) 2( yi 1 yi ) ( xi 1 xi ) + ( yi 1 yi )
2 2

xci = 5.18748
cm (Ans.)
yci = 2.11222
(d)[5]
i-1i i+1 (11)(11)

i =
[( x xi 1 )( yi +1 yi ) ( xi +1 xi )( yi yi 1 )] ( x x )2 + ( y y )2 + for C.W .
i
( xi xi 1 )( yi +1 yi ) ( xi +1 xi )( yi yi 1 )
i ci i ci C.C.W .
(11)

i = 11.6392 mm (Ans.)
(e)[4]
(12)i (13) = 60
y yci
= i tan 1 i= 93.2686 (12)
xi xci
 X= xi r0 cos i

i
( convex, or > 0 )
Y=
i yi r0 sin i
(13)
X= xi + r0 cos i

i
( concave, or < 0 )
Y=
i yi + r0 sin i
(c) i > 0 (13)
Xi =xi r0 cos i =5.73707
cm (Ans.)
Yi =yi r0 sin i =
11.7357
(f)[2]
(14)(15)(16)
i = i i 0 + / 2 = 97.1235 (14)
y Y
= i tan 1 i i = + 93.2686 (15)
xi X i
cos 1 ( cos i cos i + sin i sin i ) =
i = 3.85487 (Ans.) (16)

**(8)(13) ( yi Yi , xi X i ) x II
y Y
tan-1 tan 1 i i -1
180 ( tan
xi X i

tan 1 x IIV )
2 2
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3. [35%] A disk cam rotates clockwise with an oscillating flat-faced follower on its right. The
follower rotates clockwise for 50 with 3-4-5 polynomial motion in the first 180 of cam motion.
It is given that base circle radius rb = 4 cm, initial pressure angle 0 = 15, and pivot circle radius
r1 = 8 cm. When designing the cam using an interval of 45, please obtain the followings at =
90: (a) face offset circle radius d, (b) the coordinates of Di and Gi, (c) the coordinate of the center
of curvature Mi, (d) the coordinate of the contact point Fi and radius of curvature rci , and (e) the
pressure angle i.
y

x
E

Original position ith position

Solution
(a) 0 3-1

r12 =rb2 + rBC
2
2rb rBC cos 0 + (3-1)
2
82 = 42 + rBC
2
2 4 rBC cos (104.4775 )

5.96985 8.04040 ( rBC = 5.96985 cm )

rBC =

= sin 0 5.96985sin
d rBC= = (15 ) 1.54511 (cm) (3-2)

0 rBC
rb

A C
r1

3-1
(b) 3-4-5 polynomial
* 3 *
4
*
5

s ( ) L 10 15 + 6 , 0 *
= * *
(3-3)

i =
1 45 =
i 90 i=
+1 135

i 1 5.17578 =i 25=
= i +1 44.8242

0
r1 2
=
AE =, BE AE rb2 (3-4)
1 + d / rb
8

= AE = 5.77085 (cm),
= BE 5.77085=
2
42 4.15965 (cm)
1 + 1.54511/ 4
rb
=0 tan 1=
43.8791 (3-5)
BE
xDi yDi

xCi1 = 5.65685

xCi =r1 cos i xCi =0 (cm)

xCi+1 = 5.65685
(3-6)
yCi1 = 5.65685

yCi =r1 sin i yCi =8 (cm)

yCi+1 = 5.65685

xDi1 = 5.54760
3
xDi = xCi + d cos i 0 + i xDi = 0.556761 (cm)
2
xDi+1 = 4.53985
(3-7)
yDi1 = 4.11561
3
yDi = yCi + d sin i 0 + i yDi = 6.55869 (cm)
2
yDi+1 = 4.58930
xGi yGi

i 1 =
4.05488

i = i i 0 i = 21.1209 (3-8)
=
i +1 46.2967
 xDi xDi1 cos i cos i 1 i i = 4.89907
= (3-9)
yDi yDi1 sin i sin i 1 i 1 i +1 =
0.00138309

xGi = 4.01320
xDi + i cos i
xGi = (cm)
xGi+1 = 4.53890
(3-10)
yGi = 4.79337
yDi i sin i
yGi =+ (cm)
yGi+1 = 4.59030
(c) i i

i + i 1 3 = 278.533
i
= + i (3-11)
2 2 = i +1 303.709

xGi xGi1 cos i cos i +1 i

= = i 1.29293 (3-12)
yGi yGi1 sin i sin i +1 i +1
xM i yM i

xGi + i cos i =
xM i = 3.82136 (cm)
(3-13)
yGi i sin i =
yM i =+ 3.51475 (cm)

(d) rci i

cos i + cos i
xM i xGi 2 r r = 1.26185
= ci ci (cm) (3-14)
yM i yGi sin + sin i i = 0.281777
i i
2
xFi yFi

xGi + i cos i =
xFi = 4.27605 (cm)
(3-15)
yGi + i sin i =
yFi = 4.69183 (cm)

(e) i i **

yF yCi
i tan 1 i
= = 127.727 (3-16)
xFi xCi 2

yFi yM i
i = tan 1 = i + = 111.121 (3-17)
xFi xM i 2

cos 1 [ cos i cos i + sin i sin i ] =

i = 16.6064 (3-18)
**(3-6)(3-13)(3-15) rFiCi x III
rFi M i x II tan-1
yF yCi y F yM i
tan 1 i 1
180 tan i
xFi xCi xFi xM i

180( tan-1 tan 1 x IIV )
2 2