To draw displacement diagram, velocity diagram & acceleration diagram of cam follower

Aim

To draw displacement diagram, velocity diagram & acceleration diagram of cam follower.

Theory

Types of Follower motion

• Simple Harmonic Motion
• Uniform Velocity
• Uniform Acceleration and Retardation
• Cycloidal Motion

Displacement, Velocity and Acceleration Diagrams when the Follower Moves with Uniform Velocity:

The displacement, velocity and acceleration diagrams when a knife-edged follower moves with uniform velocity are shown in Fig.1

Displacement, Velocity and Acceleration Diagrams when the Follower Moves with Uniform Velocity:

Displacement, Velocity and Acceleration Diagrams when the Follower Moves with Simple Harmonic Motion:

The displacement, velocity and acceleration diagrams when the follower moves with simple harmonic motion are shown in above Fig.2

Displacement, Velocity and Acceleration Diagrams when the Follower Moves with Uniform Acceleration and Retardation:

The displacement, velocity and acceleration diagrams when the follower moves with uniform acceleration and retardation are shown in Fig.3

Displacement, Velocity and Acceleration Diagrams when the Follower Moves with Cycloidal Motion:

The displacement, velocity and acceleration diagrams when the follower moves with cycloidal motion are shown in Fig.4

Conclusion

Various plot of follower displacement vs cam rotation for Cam Follower systems were studied.