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	[[File:EccentricCam.gif\|framed\|right\|Figure 1. A rotating cam. As the wheel rotates, it pushes the rod up and down creating linear motion.<ref>Eccentric Cam. (2015, Jan. 12). "Cams - 10.2.6" in ''Mechanical Design'' [Online]. Available: http://msc-technology.wikispaces.com/Mechanical+Design#Cams</ref>]]		[[File:EccentricCam.gif\|framed\|right\|Figure 1. A rotating cam. As the wheel rotates, it pushes the rod up and down creating linear motion.<ref>Eccentric Cam. (2015, Jan. 12). "Cams - 10.2.6" in ''Mechanical Design'' [Online]. Available: http://msc-technology.wikispaces.com/Mechanical+Design#Cams</ref>]]
	<onlyinclude>A '''cam''' is a mechanical link that converts rotational motion into linear motion, or linear motion into rotational motion</onlyinclude> (see Figure 1). Long rods with a number of protuberances called [[camshaft]]s are very useful for [[internal combustion engine]]s. These cams take the cycles of an engine and turn them into rotational energy, driving the car axle to spin.<ref> C. Woodford. (2014). ''Cranks and Cams'' [Online]. Available: http://www.explainthatstuff.com/cranks-and-cams.html</ref>		<onlyinclude>A '''cam''' is a mechanical link that converts rotational motion into linear motion, or linear motion into rotational motion</onlyinclude> (see Figure 1). Long rods with a number of protuberances called [[camshaft]]s are very useful for [[internal combustion engine]]s. These cams take the cycles of an engine and turn them into rotational energy, driving the car axle to spin.<ref> C. Woodford. (2014). ''Cranks and Cams'' [Online]. Available: http://www.explainthatstuff.com/cranks-and-cams.html</ref>
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	Different shaped cams give different types of motion; see Figure 2 for examples of possible shapes. Perturbations and indents along the wheel allow for the wheel and shaft to interact with different patterns, giving the motion created from the cam different rhythms and speeds.		Different shaped cams give different types of motion; see Figure 2 for examples of possible shapes. Perturbations and indents along the wheel allow for the wheel and shaft to interact with different patterns, giving the motion created from the cam different rhythms and speeds.

	[[File:CamShapes.png\|framed\|center\|~~300x300px~~\|Figure 2. Different shaped cams provide different types of motion.<ref>Cam Shapes. (2015, Jan. 12). "Cams - 10.2.6" in ''Mechanical Design'' [Online]. Available: http://msc-technology.wikispaces.com/Mechanical+Design#Cams</ref>]]		[[File:CamShapes.png\|framed\|center\|300px\|Figure 2. Different shaped cams provide different types of motion.<ref>Cam Shapes. (2015, Jan. 12). "Cams - 10.2.6" in ''Mechanical Design'' [Online]. Available: http://msc-technology.wikispaces.com/Mechanical+Design#Cams</ref>]]

			Figure 3 below shows how cams were used in the Wright Brother's engine to provide timing for their [[internal combustion engine]]. The blue cams are pushing on the grey rocker arms to open and close the valves. This precise timing is part of what makes engines effective at turning heat into work. <ref name = NASA>Engine Time System from NASA https://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/airplane/timing.html Accessed June 11th, 2020.</ref>
			[[File:wright_brothers_engine.gif\|framed\|center\|300x300px\|Figure 3 The timing system for the Wright Brothers' 1903 engine.<ref name = NASA/>]]

			==For Further Reading==
			*[[Transportation]]
			*[[Camshaft]]
			*[[Internal combustion engine]]
			*[[Thrust]]
			*Or explore a [[Special:Random\|random page]]

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	[[File:EccentricCam.gif\|framed\|right\|Figure 1. A rotating cam. As the wheel rotates, it pushes the rod up and down creating linear motion.<ref>Eccentric Cam. (2015, Jan. 12). "Cams - 10.2.6" in ''Mechanical Design'' [Online]. Available: http://msc-technology.wikispaces.com/Mechanical+Design#Cams</ref>]]		[[File:EccentricCam.gif\|framed\|right\|Figure 1. A rotating cam. As the wheel rotates, it pushes the rod up and down creating linear motion.<ref>Eccentric Cam. (2015, Jan. 12). "Cams - 10.2.6" in ''Mechanical Design'' [Online]. Available: http://msc-technology.wikispaces.com/Mechanical+Design#Cams</ref>]]
	<onlyinclude>A '''cam''' is a mechanical link that converts rotational motion into linear motion, or linear motion into rotational motion</onlyinclude> (see Figure 1). Long rods with a number of protuberances called [[camshaft]]s are very useful for [[internal combustion engine]]s. These cams take the cycles of an engine and turn them into rotational energy, ~~allowing~~ the car ~~axil~~ to spin.<ref> C. Woodford. (2014). ''Cranks and Cams'' [Online]. Available: http://www.explainthatstuff.com/cranks-and-cams.html</ref>		<onlyinclude>A '''cam''' is a mechanical link that converts rotational motion into linear motion, or linear motion into rotational motion</onlyinclude> (see Figure 1). Long rods with a number of protuberances called [[camshaft]]s are very useful for [[internal combustion engine]]s. These cams take the cycles of an engine and turn them into rotational energy, driving the car axle to spin.<ref> C. Woodford. (2014). ''Cranks and Cams'' [Online]. Available: http://www.explainthatstuff.com/cranks-and-cams.html</ref>

	Different shaped cams give different types of motion; see Figure 2 for examples of possible shapes. Perturbations and indents along the wheel allow for the wheel and shaft to interact with different patterns, giving the motion created from the cam different rhythms and speeds.		Different shaped cams give different types of motion; see Figure 2 for examples of possible shapes. Perturbations and indents along the wheel allow for the wheel and shaft to interact with different patterns, giving the motion created from the cam different rhythms and speeds.

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[[File:EccentricCam.gif|framed|right|Figure 1. A rotating cam. As the wheel rotates, it pushes the rod up and down creating linear motion.<ref>Eccentric Cam. (2015, Jan. 12). "Cams - 10.2.6" in ''Mechanical Design'' [Online]. Available: http://msc-technology.wikispaces.com/Mechanical+Design#Cams</ref>]]
<onlyinclude>A '''cam''' is a mechanical link that converts rotational motion into linear motion, or linear motion into rotational motion</onlyinclude> (see Figure 1). Long rods with a number of protuberances called [[camshaft]]s are very useful for [[internal combustion engine]]s. These cams take the cycles of an engine and turn them into rotational energy, allowing the car axil to spin.<ref> C. Woodford. (2014). ''Cranks and Cams'' [Online]. Available: http://www.explainthatstuff.com/cranks-and-cams.html</ref>

Different shaped cams give different types of motion; see Figure 2 for examples of possible shapes. Perturbations and indents along the wheel allow for the wheel and shaft to interact with different patterns, giving the motion created from the cam different rhythms and speeds.

[[File:CamShapes.png|framed|center|300x300px|Figure 2. Different shaped cams provide different types of motion.<ref>Cam Shapes. (2015, Jan. 12). "Cams - 10.2.6" in ''Mechanical Design'' [Online]. Available: http://msc-technology.wikispaces.com/Mechanical+Design#Cams</ref>]]

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