Homework 4
A cam system is shown in the figure, in which the cam rotates
with a clockwise angular velocity of 
at the instant 
. The surface of the cam
has a shape of a limacon defined by 
. Determine the distribution of the
velocity of the follower rod AB. If the allowable velocity of AB
is 
,
find the probability of failure of the system. Assume that 
and 
are independent.
(Ans. 
)
