Determination of the Instantaneous Radius of Curvature of a Cam at the Contact Point with a Flat Follower Moving Orthogonally

Abstract

A means of calculating the exact radius of curvature is derived for a cam in contact with a flat follower. A comparison is then made with a widely used approximate analysis.

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