In: Mechanical Engineering
A single-dwell cam will do the following profile: rise 5 inches for 90 degree, return 5 inches for 90 degree, dwell 180 degree. Generate the displacment, velocity, acceleration, and jerk curves three times using simple harmonic, cycloidal, and eighth order polynomials for both rise and return. Discuss which result is best given your analysis of the three sets of acceleration and jerk curves.