Computational modelling of compact gear drives in consideration of interference and compliance

Amin Amani, Christos Spitas

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Abstract

Design of high-tech powertrains such as low cost, dense and high power transmission systems, need a precise computational modelling of compact gear drives and low-vibration gear systems. Compact gears achieved by minimising the clearance between gear teeth. For this aim, interference between a gear pair has to be avoided for a healthy gear system. The modelling of a gear pair without interference will be used for the analysis of low vibration gear systems. The main concern about low-vibration systems is how to tailor the whole stiffness of a gear pair for controlling the amount of vibration in the gear system. This object leads gear researchers to investigate the gear mesh compliance. This paper presents an analytical modelling framework for interference of a gear pair. Non-dimensionalisation methodology has been used to quantify the influence of design parameters of gear geometry on interference risk and the precision of gear mesh compliance. Combinations of analytical and numerical (finite element) method applied to formulate the function of gear mesh compliance base on the design parameters and the position of two mating gears along the line of action. The results of interference model and compliance function give us a powerful inverse solution as a design guideline for the design of high-tech powertrain regarding vibration and compactness.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInternational Conference of Computational Methods in Sciences and Engineering 2014, ICCMSE 2014
EditorsTheodore E. Simos, Theodore E. Simos, Theodore E. Simos, Theodore E. Simos, Theodore E. Simos, Zacharoula Kalogiratou, Theodore Monovasilis
PublisherAmerican Institute of Physics Inc.
Pages674-694
Number of pages21
ISBN (Electronic)9780735412552
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 6 Oct 2014
Externally publishedYes
EventInternational Conference of Computational Methods in Sciences and Engineering 2014, ICCMSE 2014 - Athens, Greece
Duration: 4 Apr 20147 Apr 2014

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume1618
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Conference

ConferenceInternational Conference of Computational Methods in Sciences and Engineering 2014, ICCMSE 2014
Country/TerritoryGreece
CityAthens
Period4/04/147/04/14

Keywords

  • Computational modelling
  • Cubic Hermite Spline
  • compact gear drive
  • compliance
  • interference
  • non-dimension

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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