Motion Simulation Of Cycloidal Gears, Cams, And Other Mechanisms

Cycloidal gears, whose teeth have cycloidal profiles, are now almost obsolete, replaced by involute gears because of manufacturing costs. The Wankel engine, with its rotor and chamber based on cycloidal curves, has leakage problems and has not gained wide acceptance. Cams with cycloidal displacement are being replaced by those with polynomial function displacement. Consequently, most textbooks in kinematics do not cover these topics or cover them with limited scopes. Students and practicing engineers therefore do not have proper exposure of these subjects.