Diagonal saw

The simplest case of the diagonal saw involves synchronization to velocity.

In contrast to the Flying Saw, where the angle between the directions of the master and the slave movements is given, the coupling factor is given for the Universal Flying Saw. This coupling factor must be calculated in such a way that in the synchronized phase the component of the velocity of the slave axis in the direction of the master axis is the same as the master velocity. This means that the following equation is used to calculate the coupling factor:

The angle a can not, of course, be 90°, because the slave axis would not then have any component of velocity in the direction of the master axis.

Schematic diagram of a "flying diagonal saw"