..., simultaneously handling many design objectives including the control of residual vibrations; Bravo and Flocker [( 6 )] used the particle swarm optimization technique as a general-purpose cam optimizer; and Acharyya and Naskar [( 7 )] optimized cams for jerk and contact stresses at the interface between the cam...

... of the follower is given by s ( θ ). A translating roller follower is shown; however, the profile developed in this paper is equally suited to flat-faced and oscillating followers. cam design cam optimization 06 03 2012 23 05 2012 23 07 2012 23 07 2012 2012 American...

... (mechanical) particle swarm optimisation polynomials cam design cam optimization particle swarm optimization A typical cam-follower arrangement is shown in Fig. 1 , which illustrates a force-closed plate cam driving a translating follower. The cam spins at rate ω, producing the follower...