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Unit Design - Cam Mechanisms
  1. Aims
  2. Introduction
  3. Prepare the Timing Chart
  4. Construction and Operation
  5. Terminology
  6. Dimensions & Notation
  7. Output Motion
  8. Non-Dimensional Parameters
  9. Cam Laws
  10. Cam Law Selection
  11. Minimum Cam Size From Kinematic Constraints
  12. Space Constraints & Configuration
  13. Application of a Spreadsheet
  14. Optimum Cam Size
  15. Force Closure
  16. Dynamic Design
  17. Acknowledgements
  18. Specialist Manufacturers
  19. Sources of Information
  20. Appendices

Original Guide by G Druce