Size minimization of the cam mechanisms with translating roll follower

Abstract

An important problem in the cam mechanisms synthesis is their total size as a minimization condition (criteria). Usual this condition is reduced to the cam size only, which is not correct because the cam does not function alone. For a cam mechanism with translating follower, the length of follower's guiding is a very important contributor to the total size of the cam mechanism. In this paper the case of cam mechanism with roll edge follower is taken into consideration. © Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2010.