CV (Constant Velocity) Inverse Crank is similar to the Y–Inverse Sinusoid Motion-Law.

We urge you to use this motion-law in preference to the Y-Inverse Sinusoid.

This segment can be used more than once in one machine cycle, whereas the Y-Inverse-Sinusoid can be used only one time.

This segment is best explained by considering the X and Y motion components of a Point that is at the end of a rotating-Part or Crank.

When a Crank rotates with Constant angular velocity, the motion of the Point at the end of the Crank is Simple-Harmonic-Motion when it is projected onto a Line (a Sine function).

When you apply the CV-Inverse-Crank segment to a Crank, the motion of a Point at the end of the Crank that is projected onto a Line can be made to move with a constant linear velocity for a phase of the Crank's rotation.

SEGMENT-EDITOR

See the image Segment-Parameters below

You can set the:

•Minimum Velocity : or the Angle, relative to the Base-Value of the Minimum-Velocity

•Rel Start : the angle relative to

•Rel End : the angle relative to

If you use the Flexible-Polynomial Segment before and after this segment, you can:

•Use the Blend Control Button to make the End of the Flexible-Polynomial Segment match the start of this Segment.

•Use the Blend Control Button to make the Start of the Flexible-Polynomial Segment match the end of this Segment.

Segment-Parameters of the 'Constant-Velocity Inverse

Segment Editor : Segment-Parameters

Minimum Velocity : the Angle of Minimum Velocity

This is the angle, after the Base-Value* of the Crank, at which the angular velocity of the Crank is a minimum. At all other angles, within the range of this segment, the angular velocity of the Crank is greater than the Minimum Velocity.

The direction of the Constant-Velocity vector for Point on the Crank is projected onto an imaginary Line, which is perpendicular to the Angle of Minimum Velocity.

*The Base-Value is the parameter defined in the Motion-Dimension FB dialog for the Crank, not by the position of the End of the Previous-Segment.

Rel. Start : the Relative Angle before the Minimum Velocity Angle

The angle, before from the Angle of Minimum Velocity, at which the Constant-Velocity of Point starts.

Rel. End : the Relative Angle after the Minimum Velocity Angle

The angle, after the Angle of Minimum Velocity, at which the Constant-Velocity of Point ends.

Note:

The Crank rotates Counter-Clockwise when Rel. Start is a Negative #  and Rel. End is a Positive #

The Crank rotates Clockwise when Rel. Start is a Positive #  and Rel. End is a Negative #

The velocity of the Point when projected on to the Line is constant while the crank moves within the angular range of:

Start Angle = + -

...to...

End Angle = + +

The linear velocity and the length of the Constant-Velocity of the Point along the line is a function of the:

•Segment-Width

•Length of the Rocker/Crank

•Segment-Parameters: Rel Start Angle and Rel End Angle.

An example motion with four segments and two CV Inverse Crank

Segment 1: Constant-Velocity Inverse-Crank

•X-axis : 0 to 90º

Segment Parameters are:

•Angle of Minimum Velocity = 90º

•Relative Start Angle = -30º

•Relative End = 30º

With these Parameters:

•When X-axis = 0º ; Y–axis = 60º.

•When X-axis =90 ; Y–axis = 120º

Segment 2: Flexible-Polynomial

•X-axis : 90 to 180º

•Y-axis at Start P=120. V, A, J flow from the end of the Constant-Crank-Velocity Segment.

•Y-axis at End 240º

Segment 3: Constant-Velocity Inverse-Crank

•X-axis : 180 to 270º

Segment Parameters are:

•Angle of Minimum Velocity = 270º

•Relative Start Angle = -30º

•Relative End = 30º

With these Parameters:

•When X-axis = 180º ; Y–axis = 240º

•When X-axis =270 ; Y–axis = 300º

Segment 4: Flexible-Polynomial

•X-axis : 90 to 180º

•Y-axis P at Start = 300º. V, A, J flow from the end of the Constant-Crank-Velocity Segment.

•Y=axis at End = 420º.