Overview

Jorge Angeles, Ph.D.

Dept. of Mech. Eng. McGill University CANADA
angeles@cim.mcgill.ca

Carlos S. L pez-Caj n, Ph.D.

Depto. de Ing Mec nica Universidad A. de Quer taro MEXICO
carlos@citlali.imt.mx

J. Jes s Cervantes-S nchez, Ph.D.

Depto. de Ing. Mec nica Universidad de Guanajuato MEXICO
jecer@salamanca.ugto.mx

SYMBOLS

a = radius of camshaft

a _i = scalar component of w _i

A = cam area

A _i = component of w _i

A G = cubic spline matrices

A _xi D _yi = cubic spline coefficients at the ith point P _i

b _i = vector component of w _i

c = radius of balancing hole

c = fixed component of follower displacement

c = centroid vector

c ₁ = x component of centroid location

c ₂ = y component of centroid location

c ₃ = z component of centroid location

C = closed cam surface contour

d = component location along axis of rotation

e = follower offset

e = counterweight radius component

e _n = unit normal vector

e _t = unit tangential vector

e _? = polar circumferential unit vector

e _? = polar radial unit vector

E = 90 degree CCW rotation matrix

f = counterweight centroid location

f _s = centrifugal force

F(O,x,y,z) = 3D cam coordinate frame

h _ik = polynomial coefficient

h = radial difference vector

I _o = cam inertia...