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Rapid Design through Virtual and Physical Prototyping

Introduction to Mechanisms

Table of Contents

   Complete Table of Contents

1 Physical Principles

2 Mechanisms and Simple Machines

3 More on Machines and Mechanisms

4 Basic Kinematics of Constrained Rigid Bodies

5 Planar Linkages

6 Cams

7 Gears

8 Other Mechanisms

Index

References

Index of Mechanism Terminologies

[a]   [b]   [c]   [d]   [e]   [f]   [g]   [h]   [i]   [j]   [k]   [l]   [m]   [n]   [o]   [p]   [q]   [r]   [s]   [t]   [u]   [v]   [w]   [x]   [y]   [z]

[a]
acceleration
acceleration vector
arm

[b]
base circle (of cam)
base circle (of gear)
belts

[c]
cam

• cylindrical cam
  
• disk cam
  
• end cam
  
• grooved cam
  

• passive
  
• redundant
  

• flat-faced follower
• knife-edge follower
• oblique flat-faced follower
• roller follower
• spherical-faced follower

• addendum
  
• addendum circle
  
• backlash
  
• base circle
  
• base pitch
  
• circular pitch
  
• circular thickness
  
• clearance
  
• common tangent
  
• >dedendum
  
• dedendum circle
  
• diametral pitch
  
• face of a tooth
  
• fillet
  
• flank of a tooth
  
• line of action
  
• module
  
• path of contact
  
• pinion
  
• pitch circle
  
• pitch point
  
• pitch surface
  
• pressure angle
  
• root circle
  
• tooth space
  
• tooth thickness
  
• velocity ratio
  
• 
  

• driven wheel
  
• driver
  
• pin
  
• slot
  

• ordinary gear train
  
  • simple ordinary train
    
  • compound ordinary train
    
• planetary gear train
  

• higher pair
  
• lower pair
  
  • prismatic pair
    
  • revolute pair
    

• driving pawl
  
• ratchet wheel
  
• supplementary pawl
  

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