Cams and Cam Followers

What term describes the point on the follower that generates the pitch curve?

Which term refers to the path generated by the trace point as the follower rotates about a stationary cam?

What is the term used for the smallest circle from the cam center through the pitch curve?

Which type of movement of the follower is termed as 'rise'?

When does the follower experience a 'dwell' according to the text?

'Fall' movement of the follower corresponds to which directional motion?

What type of motion does the follower experience during rise and fall in the displacement diagram?

In the given displacement diagram, what is the stationary position of the follower caused by cam motion called?

Which type of motion has a displacement curve with a constant slope?

What type of motion corresponds to a velocity diagram with a sine curve?

Which motion has velocity that varies directly with time due to uniform acceleration and retardation?

What is the plot of linear displacement of the follower versus angular displacement of the cam for one full rotation called?

What is the follower type that moves along an axis through the center of the cam called?

Which type of cam has the follower reciprocating in a direction perpendicular to the cam axis?

What is the follower type that moves along an axis away from the center of the cam called?

Which type of follower moves along an axis passing through the center of the cam?

In which type of cam does the follower reciprocate in a direction parallel to the cam's axis?

Which type of cam has a follower that oscillates in a direction perpendicular to its axis?