Abstract: High-speed cam mechanism is widely used in vehicles, textile machinery, printing machinery etc. The research of dynamic analysis is the basis and key point to improve the mechanical properties. Discretization of the flexible elements of cam mechanism is carried out by means of finite-element method. Furthermore, the dynamic model of the rigid-flexible coupled cam mechanism is proposed based on modal synthesis technique and Kane’s equations. The dynamic equation obtained is more general for flexible beam type, and very convenient for solving by computer because it is a modal-coordinates dynamic equation. The system dynamic performance is studied by analyzing the system modal and solving the dynamic equation. The simulation of dynamics model which has different orders is carried on, which can not only ensure accuracy of calculation but also save computational resources. Research results have important guiding significance for determining whether the dynamic analysis of high-speed cam systems in practical application is required, and furthermore, research results can provide strong guide for dynamic modeling and modal characteristics research of similar mechanism.

Key words: dynamics, finite element, high-speed cam, modal