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    This document discusses the construction and properties of cycloids, epicycloids, and hypotrochoids. It begins by defining a cycloid as the curve traced by a point on the circumference of a circle rolling along a straight line. It then provides instructions for constructing a cycloid by dividing the circle's movement into increments and plotting the rolling circle's position and radius at each increment. The document notes that cycloids model the theoretical motion of points on a rolling tire, with instantaneous changes in direction indicating brief periods of no motion. It also discusses finding the tangent and normal to these curves. Finally, it defines epicycloids and hypotrochoids as curves traced by a rolling circle on the outside or inside of

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    This document discusses the construction and properties of cycloids, epicycloids, and hypotrochoids. It begins by defining a cycloid as the curve traced by a point on the circumference of a circle rolling along a straight line. It then provides instructions for constructing a cycloid by dividing the circle's movement into increments and plotting the rolling circle's position and radius at each increment. The document notes that cycloids model the theoretical motion of points on a rolling tire, with instantaneous changes in direction indicating brief periods of no motion. It also discusses finding the tangent and normal to these curves. Finally, it defines epicycloids and hypotrochoids as curves traced by a rolling circle on the outside or inside of

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    This document discusses the construction and properties of cycloids, epicycloids, and hypotrochoids. It begins by defining a cycloid as the curve traced by a point on the circumference of a circle rolling along a straight line. It then provides instructions for constructing a cycloid by dividing the circle's movement into increments and plotting the rolling circle's position and radius at each increment. The document notes that cycloids model the theoretical motion of points on a rolling tire, with instantaneous changes in direction indicating brief periods of no motion. It also discusses finding the tangent and normal to these curves. Finally, it defines epicycloids and hypotrochoids as curves traced by a rolling circle on the outside or inside of

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    This document discusses the construction and properties of cycloids, epicycloids, and hypotrochoids. It begins by defining a cycloid as the curve traced by a point on the circumference of a circle rolling along a straight line. It then provides instructions for constructing a cycloid by dividing the circle's movement into increments and plotting the rolling circle's position and radius at each increment. The document notes that cycloids model the theoretical motion of points on a rolling tire, with instantaneous changes in direction indicating brief periods of no motion. It also discusses finding the tangent and normal to these curves. Finally, it defines epicycloids and hypotrochoids as curves traced by a rolling circle on the outside or inside of

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    of 3

    After 1/6 rev.

    the position of Pis the intersection of the


    line P 2 P 1 o and the radius, marked off from O • This is
    2
    repeated for the twelve divisions.
    THE CYCLOID Fig. 15/1 also shows the beginning of a second cycloid
    The cycloid is the locus of a point on the circumference of and it can be seen that the change from one cycloid to
    a circle as the circle rolls, without slipping, along a straight another is sudden. If any locus is plotted and has an
    line. instantaneous change of shape it indicates that there is a
    The approach to plotting a cycloid, as with all problems cessation of movement. Anything that has mass cannot
    with loci, is to break down the total movement into a change direction suddenly without first ceasing to move.
    convenient number of parts and consider the conditions The point of the circle actually in contact with the line is
    at each particular part Fig. 15/1 . We have found, when stationary.
    considering the circle, that twelve is t~e most convenient This raises the interesting point that, theoretically, a
    number of divisions. The total distance that the circle motor car tyre is not moving at aJI when it is in contact
    will travel in 1 revolution is DD, the circumference, and with the road. This is not true in practice, since the con-
    this distance is also divided into twelve equal parts. When tact between the road and tyre is not a point contact, but
    the circle rolls along the line. the locus of the centre will it does explain why tyres last much longer than would
    be expected.
    be a line parallel to the base line and the exact position of
    At the top of the cycloid, between points 5 and 7. the
    the centre will, in turn, be directly above each of the
    divisions marked off. - point P is travelling nearly twice the distance that the
    centre moves in 1 /12 rev. Thus, a jet car travelling at
    If a point P, on the circumference, is now consider~d,
    800 km/h has points on the rim of the tyre moving up to
    then after the circle has rotated 1 /12 of a revolution
    1,600 km/h--faster than the speed of sound.
    point P is somewhere along the line P, P, 1· The ~istance
    from P to the centre of the circle is still the radius and
    thus if the inter-section of the line P, P 1, and the radius
    CYCLOID
    of the circle marked off from the new position of the
    centre O ,. is ·plotted, then this must be the position of the
    point P after 1 /12 of a revolution.

    ~====~~~~====

    Fig. 15/1
    TANGENT
    The tangent and normal to the cycloid (Fig. 15/2)
    From the point P, where you wish to draw the normal and
    the tangent, draw an arc whose radius is the same as the
    rolling circle, to cut the centre line in 0.
    With centre O, draw the rolling circle to touch the base
    lineinQ.
    PQ is the normal. The tangent is found by erecting a
    line at 900 to the normal.

    ·-
    Fig. 15/2
    The epi-cycloid and the hypo-cycloid (Fig. 15/3) NORMAL
    The epi-cycloid is the locus of a point on the circum-
    ference of a circle when it rolls, without slipping, along the The main point to watch is that the locus of the centre
    outside of a circular arc. is no longer coincident with the line P 3 Pe as it was for the
    A hypo-cycloid is the locus of a point on the circum- cycloid:
    ference of a circle when the circle rolls, without slipping, The epi-cycloid and the hypo-cycloid form the basis
    along the inside of a circular arc. for the shape of some gear teeth, although cycloidal
    The constructions for plotting these curves are very gear teeth have now generally been superseded by gear
    similar to those used for plotting the cycloid. teeth based on the involute.
    The circumference of the rolling circle must be plotted
    along the arc of the base circle. It is possible to calculate The tangent and normal to the epi-cycloid and
    this circumference and to plot it along the arc, but this is hypo-cycloid
    fairly complicated and it is sufficiently accurate to measure The method of obtaining the- tangent and normal of an
    1 /12 of the circumference of the rolling circle and step epi-cycloid or a hypo-cycloid is exactly the same as for a
    this out 12 times, with dividers, along the base arc. cycloid.
    The remaining construction is similar to that used for
    the cycloid. Th~ techniqJe is still to plot the intersection EPI-CYCLOID
    of the line drawn parallel to the base, in this case another
    arc with centre C, and the radius of the rolling circle from
    its position after 1 /12, 1/6, 1 /4 revolutions, etc .
    .----:;.~~~~~

    Fig. 15/3

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