Moment of Inertia Introduction The concept which gives a quantitative estimate of the relative distribution of area and mass of a body with respect to some reference axis is termed as moment of inertia of the body. Read More: http://makox.com/introduction-to-moment-of-inertia/ … Continued
CLASSIFICATION OF CAMS AND FOLLOWERS, Cams are classified according to their Basic shapes Types of follower movement Manner of constraints of the follower Classification according to basic shapes of the cams: Wedge cam: A wedge cam has a wedge … Continued
Introduction of Cams A cam is a mechanical member used to produce desired motion to a follower by direct contact. The cam may be rotating or reciprocating whereas the follower may be rotating, reciprocating or oscillating. Image: Rotating CAM with … Continued
Torque due to a force: As discussed earlier, torque about a point due to a force is obtained as the vector product Last Updated: Friday, November 6, 2009