AN-321 Linearization of rotary cutter

AN-321 Linearization of rotary cutter

When operating a rotating knife to cut thick or rigid materials, it is necessary to keep the knife blade at a constant linear speed to match the material being fed under the cutter

This document describes the construction of a compensating cam profile to use with the CAMBOX command in Trio BASIC.

The compensation alters the rotational speed of the knife axis so that the linear speed of the knife is kept constant over a defined angular position range.

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