Gears, Cams and Linkages Workshop
Design and Build Working Mechanical Models With Step-by-Step Instructions and Worked ExamplesBy Noor Alsabah
Length9h 50m
About this audiobook
A hands-on workshop that teaches the design and construction of gears, cams and linkages through twelve step-by-step working models, dimensioned drawings and fault tables.
Audiobook details
GenreTechnology
Length9 hrs 50 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateSep 27, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Gears, Cams and Linkages Workshop
2Foreword
3Preface
4About This Book
5Chapter 1: Motion, Mechanisms and Degrees of Freedom
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61.1 Classifying Motion: Rotation, Translation, Oscillation, Intermittent
71.2 Links, Joints and the Kinematic Chain
81.3 The Planar Mobility Equation
91.4 Mechanism Versus Structure
101.5 Degrees of Freedom in Practice: Choosing Your Input
111.6 Reading a Mechanism: A Bench Method
12Chapter 2: The Four-Bar Linkage and Grashof’s Rule
132.1 Anatomy of the Four-Bar: Crank, Coupler, Rocker, Frame
142.2 Grashof’s Condition and the Three Behavior Classes
152.3 Sizing a Crank-Rocker for a Required Swing
162.4 Transmission Angle and Dead Points
172.5 Building a Plywood Four-Bar Test Rig
18Chapter 3: Slider-Cranks, Quick-Returns and Toggles
193.1 The Slider-Crank: Stroke, Offset and Connecting Rod
203.2 Offset Slider-Cranks and Their Effect on Stroke
213.3 Quick-Return Mechanisms and the Time Ratio
223.4 Toggle Linkages and Force Multiplication
233.5 Building a Quick-Return Shaper and a Toggle Clamp
24Chapter 4: Graphical Velocity and Acceleration Analysis
254.1 Why Graphical Analysis Still Earns Its Bench Space
264.2 Instant Centers: Finding Them and Using Them
274.3 Velocity Polygons and Acceleration by Components
284.4 Mechanical Advantage from Velocity Ratio
294.5 Tracing Coupler Curves and Finding the Fastest Point
30Chapter 5: Spur Gear Geometry: Module, Pitch and Involute Teeth
315.1 Pitch Circles, Module and Diametral Pitch
325.2 The Involute Tooth and Pressure Angle
335.3 Addendum, Dedendum and Tooth Proportions
345.4 Undercutting and Minimum Tooth Count
355.5 Laying Out and Cutting a Spur Gear Pair
36Chapter 6: Gear Trains, Compound Ratios and Planetary Sets
376.1 Simple Trains and the Role of Idlers
386.2 Compound Trains and Building a Required Ratio
396.3 Epicyclic Trains and the Planetary Equation
406.4 Holding the Carrier, Ring or Sun: Ratio Outcomes
416.5 Building a Compound and a Planetary Demonstrator
42Chapter 7: Bevel, Worm and Rack-and-Pinion Drives
437.1 Bevel Gears and Shaft Angle Changes
447.2 Worm Drives, Lead Angle and Self-Locking
457.3 Rack and Pinion: Converting Rotation to Travel
467.4 Efficiency and Losses in Right-Angle and Screw Drives
47Chapter 8: Cams and Followers: Displacement Diagrams and Motion Laws
488.1 Cam Types and Follower Arrangements
498.2 Rise, Dwell and Return: Reading a Timing Diagram
508.3 Constant-Velocity, Harmonic and Cycloidal Motion Laws
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