A polydyne cam and knife follower system are studied. The effect of cam angular velocity and follower guides’ internal dimensions on Lyapunov parameter is considered. Wolf algorithm is used to quantify largest Lyapunov exponent parameter. The impact between the cam, follower and the two guides is occurred due to the impulse and momentum phenomenon. Positive value of Lyapunov exponent parameter indicates to non-periodic motion and chaos for the follower. Non-periodic motion is examined using power spectrum analysis of Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) and phase plane diagram. The numerical simulation has been done using SolidWorks software. Follower movement is processed experimentally through an infrared 3-D camera device with a high precision optical sensor. The simulation and experimental results are compared and verified for non-periodic motion of the follower. The follower motion is non-periodic when the orbit of phase-plane diagram diverges with no limit of spiral cycles. The frequencies’ peaks are disappeared gradually with the increasing of cam angular velocities and follower guides’ internal dimensions.


Insight Into the Non Periodic Motion of the Knife Follower With a Polydyne Cam Mechanism

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Design Engineering Division and Computers & Information In Engineering Division


Paper Proceedings: https://asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/IDETC-CIE/IDETC-CIE2020/volume/83907

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