Cam Design Handbook – Harold A. Rothbart – 1st Edition

Contributors
Preface
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Basic Curves
Chapter 3. Modified Cam Curves
Chapter 4. Polynomial and Fourier Series Cam Curves
Chapter 5. Cam Motion Synthesis Using Spline Functions
Chapter 6. Elements of Cam Profile Geometry
Chapter 7. Geometry of Planer Cam Profiles
Chapter 8. Cam Mechanism Forces
Chapter 9. Cam Materials and Lubrication
Chapter 10. Cam Manufacturing
Chapter 11. Cam System Modeling
Chapter 12. Cam System DynamicsAnalysis
Chapter 13. Cam System DynamicsResponse
Chapter 14. Special Cam Mechanisms
Chapter 15. Cams in Microelectromechanical Systems
Chapter 16. Automotive Camshaft Dynamics
Appendix A Basic Contours
Appendix B Basic Cam Curve Factors
Appendix C Polynomial Coefficients
Appendix D Cam Computer Software
Appendix E CAD/CAM for a Medical Instrument Cam Mechanism
Appendix F Optinal Control Theory Derivation for Two-Point Boundary Value Problem
Index