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Prabhu TL is a SenseCentral contributor covering digital products, entrepreneurship, and scalable online business systems. He focuses on turning ideas into repeatable processes—validation, positioning, marketing, and execution. His writing is known for simple frameworks, clear checklists, and real-world examples. When he’s not writing, he’s usually building new digital assets and experimenting with growth channels.

Mechanics of Machines

Parallel axis gear trains

·             Simple Gear Trains – A simple gear train is a collection of meshing gears where each gear is on its…

July 19, 2021 · Prabhu TL
Mechanics of Machines

Gears And Trains

Introduction: The slip and creep in the belt or rope drives is a common phenomenon, in the transmission of…

July 19, 2021 · Prabhu TL
Mechanics of Machines

Worm, Rack and Pinion Gears

RACK AND PINION                                WORM GEAR  RACK AND PINION: The rack and pinion is used to convert between rotary and linear…

July 19, 2021 · Prabhu TL
Mechanics of Machines

Involute gear

The involute gear profile is the most commonly used system for gearing today, with cycloid gearing still used for some specialties such as clocks.…

July 19, 2021 · Prabhu TL
Mechanics of Machines

Fundamental Law of Gear-Tooth

Pitch point divides the line between the line of centers and its positiond ecides the velocity ratio of…

July 19, 2021 · Prabhu TL
Mechanics of Machines

Spur Gear Terminology

Spur Gear Terminology Addendum: The radial distance between the Pitch Circle and the top of the teeth.  Arc of…

July 17, 2021 · Prabhu TL
Mechanics of Machines

Cam Design

The translational or rotational displacement of the follower is a function of the rotary angle of the cam.…

July 17, 2021 · Prabhu TL
Mechanics of Machines

Classification of Cam Mechanisms

We can classify cam mechanisms by the modes of input/output motion, the configuration and arrangement of the follower,…

July 17, 2021 · Prabhu TL
Mechanics of Machines

Layout of plate cam profiles

·             Drawing the displacement diagrams for the different kinds of the motions and the plate cam profiles for these…

July 17, 2021 · Prabhu TL
Mechanics of Machines

KINEMATICS OF CAM MECHANISMS CAMS

 INTRODUCTION  A cam is a mechanical device used to transmit motion to a follower by direct contact. The…

July 17, 2021 · Prabhu TL