CAM Design Handbook
Emphasizing computer-aided design and manufacturing techniques, as well as sophisticated numerical control methods, this book allows engineers and technicians to utilize cutting edge design tools.
TABLE OF CONTENTS CAM Design Handbook
APPENDIXES
Harold A. Rothbart, D. Eng.
- Appendix A:BASIC CONTOURS
- Appendix B:BASIC CAM CURVE FACTORS
- Appendix C:POLYNOMIAL COEFFICIENTS
- Appendix D:CAM COMPUTER SOFTWARE
- Appendix E:CAD/CAM FOR A MEDICAL INSTRUMENT CAM MECHANISM
- Appendix F:OPTIMAL CONTROL THEORY DERIVATION FOR TWO-POINT BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEM
- INDEX
Harold A. Rothbart is a noted consulting engineer and lecturer, and is the author of numerous books including McGraw-Hill s Mechanical Design Handbook. He is the former Dean of the College of Science and Engineering at Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey.
A.1 ELLIPSE
An ellipse is a curve generated by a point moving so that the sum of the distances from the two fixed points ( F 1 and F 2) called foci is a constant. The basic equation for the ellipse is
| (A.1) |  |
where X = value of the curve in one direction
Y = value of the curve in other direction
a = 1/2 major axis
b = 1/2 minor axis
We note that the foci of the ellipse F 1 and F 2 are a distance a from the ends of the minor axis. Also the major axis equals 2 a in length. For construction of the ellipse the reader is referred to Sec. 2.3.
Figure A.1. Ellipse.
A.2 PARABOLA
A parabola is a curve generated...
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