CURVES

IN ENGINEERING

An attempt on lucidity & holism

PON.RATHNAVEL
 WHY CURVES?
CIVIL ENGINEERING
Bridges, Arches, Dams, Roads, Manholes etc.

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Gear Teeth, Reflector Lights, Centrifugal Pumps etc

ECE
Design of Satellites, Missiles etc, Dish Antennas, ECG & EEG Machines

CSE & IT
Computer Graphics, Networking Concepts
 LOCUS

SET OF POINTS

GIVEN CONDITIONS

Locus is a collection of points which share a property.

It is used to define curves in a geometry.
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A curve is
considered to
be
the locus of a
set of points
that satisfy an
algebraic
equation
 CLASSIFICATION
CURVES

CONIC SECTIONS ENGINEERING CURVES

1. CYCLOIDAL CURVES/ROULETTES
a.Cycloid
1. CIRCLE b.EpiCycloid
2. ELLIPSE c.Hypocycloid
3. PARABOLA d.Trochoids(Superior & Inferior)
4. HYPERBOLA e.Epitrochoids(Superior & Inferior)
5. RECTANGULAR HYPERBOLA f.Hypotrochoids(Superior&Inferior)
2. INVOLUTE
3. SPIRALS
a.Archimedian
b.Logarithmic
c.Hyperbolic
4. HELICES
a.Cylindrical
b.Conical
5. SPECIAL CURVES
 ROULETTES

A cycloid is a curve generated by a point on the

circumference of a circle as the circle rolls along a straight
line without slipping.

The rolling circle is called generating circle and the line

along which it rolls is called base line or directing line.
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CYCLOID – THE QUARREL CURVE OR THE HELEN OF GEOMETRY

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CYCLOID – THE QUARREL CURVE OR THE HELEN OF GEOMETRY

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An epicycloid is a curve generated by a point on the

circumference of a circle which rolls on the outside of
another circle without sliding or slipping.

The rolling circle is called generating circle and the outside

circle on which it rolls is called the directing circle or the
base circle.
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A hypocycloid is a curve generated by a point on the

circumference of a circle which rolls on the inside of
another circle without sliding or slipping.

The rolling circle is called generating circle/hypocircle and

the inside circle on which it rolls is called the directing
circle or the base circle.
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A trochoid is a curve generated by a point either inside or

outside the circumference of a circle that rolls along a
straight line without slipping.

When the point is inside the circumference of the circle, it

is called inferior trochoid. If it is outside the circumference
of the circle, it is called superior trochoid.

An inferior trochoid is also called prolate cycloid.

A superior trochoid is also called curtate cycloid.
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An epitrochoid is a curve generated by a point either

inside or outside the circumference of a circle that rolls
along the outside of an circle without slipping.

When the point is inside the circumference of the circle, it

is called inferior epitrochoid. If it is outside the
circumference of the circle, it is called superior
epitrochoid.
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A hypotrochoid is a curve generated by a point either

inside or outside the circumference of a circle that rolls
along the outside of an circle without slipping.

When the point is inside the circumference of the circle, it

is called inferior hypotrochoid. If it is outside the
circumference of the circle, it is called superior
hypotrochoid.
 INVOLUTES

An involute is a curve traced by a point as it

unwinds from around a circle or polygon.

The concerned circle or polygon is called

as evolute.
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