Book Description
The latest edition of Cam Design and Manufacturing Handbook by Robert L. Norton provides all the information needed to properly design, model, analyze, specify, and manufacture cam-follower systems. Beginning at an introductory level and progressing to more advanced topics, this is a comprehensive resource that brings together up-to-date cam design technology, correct design and manufacturing procedures, and recent cam research results-all in one volume.
Features
- Includes a chapter on splines, along with a discussion of shape-preserving splines as currently used for automotive valve-train cams.
- Features coverage of multi-degree of freedom models and of followers with deliberate impact events within the chapter on dynamic modeling.
- Covers Globoidal cams in several chapters.
- Provides a definitive solution to the torque compensation cam design problem.
