Motion Simulation of Gears and Cams Using Working Model

Motion simulation of mechanism of line contact like gears and cams has been difficult in the past. With Working Model, NURBS based complex geometry can be modeled fairly easily, and its simulation engine can animate this type of mechanism accurately. In this paper several Working Model files are developed for visualization and analysis. An algorithm to generate involute gear tooth profile is introduced in this paper for the involute and a portion of non-involute surface.