1.

A cam rotation with uniform speed is required to give the following motion to a knife edge follower:
The outsroke of the follower is 40mm for 60 deg of cam rotation.
Dwell period for next 30 deg of cam rotation.
The return stroke during next 60 deg of cam rotation.
Dwell period for the remaining 210 deg of cam rotation.
The minimum radius of cam is 50 mm. The follower moves with uniform velocity for both outstroke and return
stroke. Draw a cam profile when.
i.The follower passes through the axis of cam shaft
ii.The follower axis is offset by 15 mm from the axis of cam shaft
2.Draw the profile of a cam to raise a valve with S.H.M. through 40mm in 1/4th of revolution, keep it fully raised
through 1/10th revolution and to lower it with uniform acceleration and retardation in 1/6th revolution. The valve
remains closed during the rest of the revolution. The diameter of roller is 20mm and minimum radius of cam to be
30mm. The axis of the valve rod passes through the axis of cam shaft. The cam shaft rotates at 360 r.p.m. clockwise.
Determine maximum velocity and acceleration of the follower during outstroke and return stroke.
3. The following data relate to a cam operating an oscillating roller follower : Minimum radius of cam=30 mm, Radius
of roller=10 mm., Length of follower arm=45mm, Distance of fulcrum centre from cam centre = 55 mm, angle of
ascent=80 deg, angle of descent=120 deg, angle of dwell at maximum lift=50 deg, angle of oscillation of follower=28
deg. Draw the cam profile.
4. A cam with a minimum radius of 25mm rotating clockwise at a uniform speed is to be designed to give motion to a
roller follower, at the end of a valve rod, as described below:
i)To raise the valve through 50 mm during 120 deg rotation of the cam.
ii) To keep the valve fully raised through next 30 deg
iii) To lower the valve during next 60 deg
iv) To keep the valve closed during rest of the revolution.
The diameter of the roller is 20 mm and the diameter of the cam shaft is 25mm. The line of the stroke is offset by
15mm from the axis of the camshaft. The displacement of the valve, while being raised and lowered is to be take
place with SHM.
1) Draw the displacement diagram. Sketch roughly the shapes of velocity and acceleration diagrams.
2) Draw the profile of the cam.
5. In a cam with translating roller follower , the follower axis is offset to the right of cam hinge by 12mm. The roller
radius is 10 mm and the cam rotates in the counter clockwise direction. Layout the rise portion of the cam profile to
meet the following specifications: Rise takes place during 180 deg of cam rotation of which for the first 90 deg the
rise is with constant acceleration and the rest is with constant retardation. Take seven station points only. The lift of
the cam is 30mm and the least radius of the cam is 25 mm.
6. The following particulars are related to a symmetrical circular cam operating a flat faced follower : Least
radius=25mm, nose radius=8mm, lift of the valve=10 mm, angle of action of cams=120 deg, cam speed=1000rpm.
1)Find the flank radius
2)Determine the maximum values of velocity, acceleration and retardation of the follower
3)Draw the profile of the cam.
7. In a symmetrical tangent cam operating a roller follower, the least radius of the cam is 30 mm and roller radius is
17.5mm. The angle of ascent is 75 deg and the total lift is 17.5mm . The speed of the camshaft is 600 rpm. Assume
that there is no dwell between ascent and descent.
i)Calculate the principle dimensions of the cam.
ii)Find the acceleration of the follower at the beginning of the lift.
iii)Draw the profile of the cam.
8. A flat faced mushroom follower is operated by a symmetrical cam with circular arc flank and nose profile. The axis
of tappet passed through the cam axis. Total angle of action is 162 deg, lift 10mm and base circle diameter 40 mm.
Period of acceleration is half the period of retardation during the lift. The cam rotates at 1200rpm.Determine
i) The nose and flank radii and
ii) The maximum acceleration and retardation during lift.