This set of equipment covers the needs of students studying gears, cranks, different shapes of cam and drive systems integrated with universal joint using chain/belt transmission system.’ Students use the storable work panel (included) to construct a range of experiments, which allow you to study a full course in Mechanisms. A full 10 hour workbook is included free of charge in the Learning Centre for this kit.
Learning objectives
Gears (Mechanical Advantage (MA), Efficiency and Gear Ratio):
Simple Gear
Compound Gear
Rack & Pinion Gear
Bevel Gear
Worm Gear
Screw Jack
Cams (Displacement Analysis):
Tangent Cam
Snail Cam
Eccentric Cam
Crank (Force and Displacement Analysis)
Drive System (MA, Efficiency and Gear Ratio)
Universal Joint
Belt Transmission
Chain Transmission
Suitable Resources
The following products are available to buy from Matrix TSL to support this teaching guide.