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Idealized Cam-Follower Mechanism

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Cam follower mechanisms control simple lathes, open and close cylinders in some cars, and can be considered a mechanical kind of program. The blue disks follow the gray cam profile. You can modify the frequency of bumps in the profile.

Contributed by: Michael Schreiber (March 2011)
Open content licensed under CC BY-NC-SA

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