RT Journal Article SR Electronic A1 Hrubý, Petr A1 Náhlík, Tomáš T1 Modelling of Critical Velocities of the Cardan Mechanism using Transfer Matrix Method JF Communications - Scientific Letters of the University of Zilina YR 2021 VO 23 IS 1 SP B33 OP B38 DO 10.26552/com.C.2021.1.B33-B38 UL https://komunikacie.uniza.sk/artkey/csl-202101-0018.php AB The presented paper focuses to rotating components of mechanical constructions. The problem of the spatial combined bending-gyratory vibration and calculation of the Eigen frequencies is studied. The model of Cardan Mechanism is solved by the transfer matrix method. Transfer matrices were derived for shaft, concentrated mass and elastic bearing. The physical and mechanical properties of each part of the mechanism are hidden in these matrices. A procedure for calculating Eigen frequencies was proposed.