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Application of a Cam Workbench for Education in Mechanical Engineering

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New Advances in Mechanisms, Mechanical Transmissions and Robotics

Part of the book series: Mechanisms and Machine Science ((Mechan. Machine Science,volume 46))

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The paper shows the conception of a cam workbench for educational purposes. The cam workbench aims at sustaining the learned design process and visualizing learned effects. Therefore different cams with typical transfer functions are selectable for both follower types, translating and oscillating. The properties of these cams can be analyzed by students. Besides, kinematical length of the mechanism like eccentricity and the central distance can be varied. So the students can experience the influence of the pressure angle on the complete mechanisms. In addition, the students can calculate and design their own cam. Therefore, they can practice the learned theory in exercises. The designed cams can be manufactured by 3D-printing and plugged on to the different cam shafts.

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  1. National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, China

    H. Chen & C. Pan

  2. RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

    T. T. N. Nguyen, M. Müller, S. Kurtenbach, M. Hüsing & B. Corves

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  1. RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

    Burkhard Corves

  2. University Politehnica of Timisoara , Timisoara, Romania

    Erwin-Christian Lovasz

  3. RWTH Aachen University Dept of Mechanism Theory, Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

    Mathias Hüsing

  4. University Politehnica of Timisoara , Timisoara, Romania

    Inocentiu Maniu

  5. University Politehnica of Timisoara, Timisoara, Romania

    Corina Gruescu

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Chen, H. et al. (2017). Application of a Cam Workbench for Education in Mechanical Engineering. In: Corves, B., Lovasz, EC., Hüsing, M., Maniu, I., Gruescu, C. (eds) New Advances in Mechanisms, Mechanical Transmissions and Robotics. Mechanisms and Machine Science, vol 46. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-45450-4_18

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