Cam Simulator

Given a set of motion programs this interface plots the cam profile and rotates it.

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User friendly edit boxes allow for the complete input of motion types and their properties, along with the characteristics of the cam and its follower. What follows are diagrams for displacement, velocity and acceleration, as well as an animated simulation of the cam profile and the follower.

I put my code here because it helped me personally understand more about cams and their governing equations. So I filled the code with comments in hopes of providing help for both mechanics students and new programmers.

Cite As

Husam Aldahiyat (2026). Cam Simulator (https://se.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/22571-cam-simulator), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

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General Information

MATLAB Release Compatibility

  • Compatible with any release

Platform Compatibility

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux
Version Published Release Notes Action
1.1.0.0

Added 3D cam animation feature.

1.0.0.0