Leonardo Da Vinci used cams to steer his lion robots. What is a cam?
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Leonardo Da Vinci used cams to steer his lion robots. What is a cam? and what modern machines are they used in??
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Leonardo Da Vinci used cams to steer his lion robots. What is a cam? and what modern machines are they used in??
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A cam is a kind of mechanical interface. Examples of ‘lower pair’ interfaces include simple joints like spherical and cylindrical bearings, and planar surfaces mated together. A cam is a ‘higher pair’, which functions in a more complex manner.
Essentially, you have a flat surface which is pressed against the cam. The cam is an oblong sort of disk which rotates in an off-center manner. That pushes the flat surface up and down.
This mechanism is used to open and close valves in a car engine.