Optimum Profile Modifications for the Minimization of Static Transmission Errors of Spur Gears

1986 ◽  
Vol 108 (1) ◽  
pp. 86-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. S. Tavakoli ◽  
D. R. Houser
Keyword(s):  
Transmission Error ◽  
Spur Gears ◽  
Contact Ratio ◽  
Transmission Errors ◽  
Gear Mesh ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Frequency Components ◽  
Design Loads ◽  
Static Transmission Error ◽  
Optimum Profile

A procedure for computing static transmission errors and tooth load sharing was developed for low and high contact ratio internal and external spur gears. A suitable optimization algorithm was used to minimize any combination of the harmonics of gear mesh frequency components of the static transmission error. Different combinations of tip and root relief may be used to achieve optimization. These include varying the starting point of relief and varying the magnitude of relief, and selecting the gear and/or the pinion teeth to be tip and/or root-relieved. Also, there exists an option for using either linear or parabolic relief. In addition to the presentation of optimal profile modifications, the effects of off-design loads, nonoptimum modifications, and random spacing errors are presented.

scholarly journals Study of the tooth contact for high contact ratio spur gears with long tip relief

2019 ◽  
Vol 287 ◽  
pp. 01004
Author(s):  
José I. Pedrero ◽  
Miguel Pleguezuelos ◽  
Miryam B. Sánchez
Keyword(s):  
Load Sharing ◽  
Transmission Error ◽  
Spur Gears ◽  
Contact Ratio ◽  
Tooth Contact ◽  
Gear Teeth ◽  
Profile Modification ◽  
Static Transmission Error ◽  
Tooth Pair

Profile modifications are commonly used to avoid shocks between meshing gear teeth produced by the delay of the driven gear, and the subsequent sooner start of contact, due to the teeth deflections. A suitable tip relief at the driven tooth shifts the start of contact to the proper location at the theoretical inner point of contact. The shape of the relief governs the loading curve of the tooth pair, while the length of relief determines the intervals in which this actual loading curve differs from the theoretical one of unmodified teeth. As at least one tooth pair should be in contact at the unmodified involute profile interval, the length of modification should be smaller than the length of the intervals of two pair tooth contact; otherwise, a shock at the end of contact of the previous pair is unavoidable. However this problem does not occur for high contact ratio spur gears, in which at least two couples of teeth are in contact at any moment. In this work, a study on the load sharing and the quasi-static transmission error for high contact ratio spur gears with long profile modification has been performed, and a model for the tooth contact has been developed.

scholarly journals Selection of Pressure Angle based on Dynamic Effects in Asymmetric Spur Gear with Fixed Normal Contact Ratio

2019 ◽  
Vol 69 (3) ◽  
pp. 303-310
Author(s):  
Benny Thomas ◽  
K. Sankaranarayansamy ◽  
S. Ramachandra ◽  
Suresh Kumar S.P.
Keyword(s):  
Gear Tooth ◽  
Transmission Error ◽  
Spur Gear ◽  
Dynamic Factor ◽  
Spur Gears ◽  
Contact Ratio ◽  
Normal Contact ◽  
Pressure Angle ◽  
Side Pressure ◽  
Static Transmission Error

Asymmetric spur gears are finding application in many fields including aerospace propulsion and automobile which demand unidirectional or relatively higher load on one side of the gear flank. Design intend to maximise the load carrying capacity of the drive side of asymmetric gear by increasing the pressure angle is achieved at the expense of coast side capacity. Multiple solution for coast to drive side pressure angle exist for a given contact ratio and each of these have relative merits and demerits. In the present work asymmetric spur gears of theoretically equal contact ratio as that of corresponding symmetric gears are selected to investigate the change in gear tooth static transmission error and dynamic behaviour with coast and drive side pressure angle. Study shows that dynamic factor of normal contact ratio asymmetric spur gears below resonance speed are relatively lower than corresponding symmetric gears of same module, contact ratio, number of teeth, coast side pressure angle and fillet radii. Results also show that, coast and drive side pressure angle can be suitably selected for a given contact ratio to reduce the single tooth and double tooth contact static transmission error and dynamic factor of asymmetric spur gears.

An Analytical Study of the Effect of the Contact Ratio on the Spur Gear Dynamic Response

1999 ◽  
Vol 122 (4) ◽  
pp. 508-514 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anette Andersson
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Response ◽  
Transmission Error ◽  
Spur Gear ◽  
Spur Gears ◽  
Contact Ratio ◽  
Constant Stiffness ◽  
Gear Mesh ◽  
Critical Rotational Speed ◽  
Stiffness Variation ◽  
Gear Mesh Stiffness

A model was used, where the total gear mesh stiffness was approximated by two constant stiffness levels, in order to analyze the influence of the contact ratio on the dynamic response of spur gears. Due to the stiffness variation there is parametric excitation of the transmission error, which generally causes tooth separation at certain critical rotational speeds. The present paper discloses a method to analytically calculate which contact ratio to use in order to avoid tooth separation near a specific critical rotational speed. [S1050-0472(00)02604-0]

Modelling of spur gear mesh stiffness and static transmission error

1998 ◽  
Vol 212 (4) ◽  
pp. 287-297 ◽  
Author(s):  
S Du ◽  
R B Randall ◽  
D W Kelly
Keyword(s):  
High Precision ◽  
Transmission Error ◽  
Spur Gear ◽  
Mesh Stiffness ◽  
Transmission Errors ◽  
Gear Mesh ◽  
Static Transmission Error ◽  
Simulation Results ◽  
Gear Mesh Stiffness ◽  
Error Computation

A modified transmission error (TE) model is introduced for analysing the effects on the transmission error of variation of tooth body stiffness with load application point, and a simulation program for transmission error computation with varying stiffness has been developed. In order to obtain the case where the tooth deflection component is the dominant source of the TE, nylon gears were used in this study. All the simulation results have been compared with the measured transmission errors from a single-stage gearbox. Even though carried out on low precision gears, the validity of the model for the more flexible nylon gears indicates that the model can be used for analysing the transmission error of high-precision gear sets.

Dynamic Analysis of a Multi-Mesh Helical Gear Train

1992 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmet Kahraman
Keyword(s):  
Loading Condition ◽  
Helix Angle ◽  
Transmission Error ◽  
Helical Gear ◽  
Forced Response ◽  
Gear Train ◽  
Loading Conditions ◽  
Gear Mesh ◽  
Natural Modes ◽  
Static Transmission Error

Abstract In this paper, the dynamic behavior of a multi-mesh helical gear train is studied. The gear train consists of three helical gears, with one of the gears in mesh with the other two. An 18-degree-of-freedom dynamic model which includes transverse, torsional, axial and rotational (rocking) motions of the flexibly mounted gears is developed. Two different loading conditions are identified. For case I, the system is driven by the gear in the middle, and for case II, the system is driven by one of the gears at either end of the gear train. Gear mesh phases under each loading condition are determined. The natural modes are predicted, and effects of the helix angle and the loading condition on the natural modes are explained. The forced response, which includes dynamic mesh and bearing forces, due to the static transmission error excitation is found. Effects of loading conditions and asymmetric positioning on the response are also explored. The results suggest that the dynamic forces are lower if the number of teeth of the gear in the middle is (i) an odd number for case I type loading, and (ii) an even number for case II type loading.

An Analytical and Numerical Investigation of Modulation Sidebands of a Planetary Gear Under Fluctuated External Torque

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yunbo Yuan ◽  
Wei Liu ◽  
Yahui Chen ◽  
Donghua Wang
Keyword(s):  
Planetary Gear ◽  
Transmission Error ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Radial Acceleration ◽  
External Torque ◽  
Gear Mesh ◽  
Planetary Gear Sets ◽  
Static Transmission Error ◽  
Frequency Modulations ◽  
Mesh Phasing

Certain operating conditions such as fluctuation of the external torque to planetary gear sets can cause additional sidebands. In this paper, a mathematical model is proposed to investigate the modulation mechanisms due to a fluctuated external torque (FET), and the combined influence of such an external torque and manufacturing errors (ME) on modulation sidebands. Gear mesh interface excitations, namely gear static transmission error excitations and time-varying gear mesh stiffness, are defined in Fourier series forms. Amplitude and frequency modulations are demonstrated separately. The predicted dynamic gear mesh force spectra and radial acceleration spectra at a fixed position on ring gear are both shown to exhibit well-defined modulation sidebands. Comparing with sidebands caused by ME, more complex sidebands appear when taking both FET and ME into account. An obvious intermodulation is found around the fundamental gear mesh frequency between the FET and ME in the form of frequency modulations, however, no intermodulation in the form of amplitude modulations. Additionally, the results indicate that some of the sidebands are cancelled out in radial acceleration spectra mainly due to the effect of planet mesh phasing, especially when only amplitude modulations are present.

Low excitation spur gears with variable tip diameter

2021 ◽  
Vol 263 (5) ◽  
pp. 1275-1285
Author(s):  
Joshua Götz ◽  
Sebastian Sepp ◽  
Michael Otto ◽  
Karsten Stahl
Keyword(s):  
Transmission Error ◽  
Spur Gear ◽  
Low Noise ◽  
Spur Gears ◽  
Mesh Stiffness ◽  
Helical Gears ◽  
Axial Forces ◽  
Tooth Width ◽  
Drive Trains ◽  
Static Transmission Error

One important source of noise in drive trains are transmissions. In numerous applications, it is necessary to use helical instead of spur gear stages due to increased noise requirements. Besides a superior excitation behaviour, helical gears also show additional disadvantageous effects (e.g. axial forces and tilting moments), which have to be taken into account in the design process. Thus, a low noise spur gear stage could simplify design and meet the requirements of modern mechanical drive trains. The authors explore the possibility of combining the low noise properties of helical gears with the advantageous mechanical properties of spur gears by using spur gears with variable tip diameter along the tooth width. This allows the adjustment of the total length of active lines of action at the beginning and end of contact and acts as a mesh stiffness modification. For this reason, several spur gear designs are experimentally investigated and compared with regard to their excitation behaviour. The experiments are performed on a back-to-back test rig and include quasi-static transmission error measurements under load as well as dynamic torsional vibration measurements. The results show a significant improvement of the excitation behaviour for spur gears with variable tip diameter.

scholarly journals Geometry Modification of Helical Gear for Reduction of Static Transmission Error

2018 ◽  
Vol 167 ◽  
pp. 02013
Author(s):  
Jeonghyun Park ◽  
Changjun Seo ◽  
Kwangsuck Boo ◽  
Heungseob Kim
Keyword(s):  
Transmission Error ◽  
Helical Gear ◽  
Necessary Condition ◽  
Mesh Stiffness ◽  
Profile Modification ◽  
Gear Mesh ◽  
Static Transmission Error ◽  
Excitation Mechanisms ◽  
Gear Systems ◽  
Gear Mesh Stiffness

Gear systems are extensively employed in mechanical systems since they allow the transfer of power with a variety of gear ratios. So gears cause the inherent deflections and deformations due to the high pressure which occurs between the meshing teeth when transmit power and results in the transmission error. It is usually assumed that the transmission error and variation of the gear mesh stiffness are the dominant excitation mechanisms. Predicting the static transmission error is a necessary condition to reduce noise radiated from the gear systems. This paper aims to investigate the effect of tooth profile modifications on the transmission error of helical gear. The contact stress analysis was implemented for different roll positions to find out the most critical roll angle in view point of root flank stress. The PPTE (peak-to-peak of transmission error) is estimated at the roll angles by different loading conditions with two dimensional FEM. The optimal profile modification from the root to the tip is proposed.

scholarly journals An experimental method to measure gear tooth stiffness throughout and beyond the path of contact

2001 ◽  
Vol 215 (7) ◽  
pp. 793-803 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. G. Munro1 ◽  
D Palmer ◽  
L Morrish
Keyword(s):  
Gear Tooth ◽  
Contact Region ◽  
Transmission Error ◽  
Spur Gears ◽  
Contact Ratio ◽  
Extended Contact ◽  
Tooth Stiffness ◽  
Simplifying Assumptions ◽  
Tooth Pair ◽  
Usual Problem

A method is presented that allows the accurate measurement of the tooth pair stiffness of a pair of spur gears. The method reveals the stiffness behaviour throughout the full length of the normal path of contact and also into the extended contact region when tooth corner contact occurs. The method makes use of the properties of transmission error plots for mean and alternating components over a range of tooth loads (Harris maps). It avoids the usual problem when measuring tooth deflections that deflections of other test rig components are difficult to eliminate. Also included are predicted Harris maps for a pair of high contact ratio spur gears, showing the effects of various simplifying assumptions, together with a measured map.

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