Mechanical Alignment Using Duplicate Circular Wedges
Author:
Ca´rdenas-Garci´a J. F.1, Suryanarayan K. P.1, Ingalls W. E.2
Affiliation:
1. Texas Tech University, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Lubbock, Texas 79409-1021 2. Ingalls Company, P. O. Box 939, Atascadero, California 93423-0939
Abstract
There is a need for the repeatable, accurate, precise and versatile alignment of mechanical components. A flexible and inexpensive approach to this problem is the use of a duplicate pair of wedged discs. This paper uses kinematic transformation matrices to examine in detail the design of such a wedge pair. The accuracy, precision and versatility of the circular wedges are shown to be functions of wedge angle, the number of positions or increments along the circumference of the circular wedge, and changes in the offset angle, which defines the asymmetry of the discs.
Publisher
ASME International
Subject
Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design,Computer Science Applications,Mechanical Engineering,Mechanics of Materials
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