TABLE OF CONTENTS | a | radius of circular area of contact, m (in) | |
| A | acceleration of the follower, m/s 2 (in/s 2) | |
| follower overhang, m (in) | ||
| A c | arc of pitch circle, m (in) | |
| b | half the band of width of contact, m (in) | |
| B | follower bearing length, m (in) | |
| a o = ? o + ? i | distance between centers of rotation, m (in) | |
| d | diameter of shaft, m (in) | |
| d h | hub diameter, m (in) | |
| D o | minimum diameter of the pitch surface of cam, m (in) | |
| E 1, E 2 | moduli of elasticity of the; materials which are in contact, GPa (Mpsi) | |
| f | cam factor, dimensionless | |
| f( ?) | the desired motion of follower, as a function of cam angle | |
| F | applied load, kN (lbf) | |
| F | total external load on follower (includes weight, spring force, inertia, friction, etc.), kN (lbf) | |
| F n | force normal to cam profile (Fig. 6-6), kN (lbf) | |
| F t | side thrust, kN (lbf) | |
| h | depth to the point of maximum shear, m (in) | |
| K i, K o | constants for input and output cams, respectively | |
| L | length of cylinder in contact, m (in) total distance through which the follower is to rise, m (in) | |
| n | cam speed, rpm | |
| N 1, N 2 | forces normal to follower stem, kN (lbf) | |
| r | radius of follower,... |
