Expanding Research in the Field of Asymmetric Gear Design and Manufacturing

2014 ◽  
Vol 657 ◽  
pp. 504-508
Author(s):  
Sándor Ravai Nagy ◽  
Mircea Lobonţiu

<span><p align="LEFT"></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;" size="3">Studies and research in the field of cylindrical gear transmission capacity have identified gears with asymmetric teeth as a suitable solution. In addition to sizing problems of the gears with asymmetric teeth, there is a strong need of their manufacturing solutions, which requires adaptation of the existing gear manufacturing and control technologies. Following the application of the test procedure for the first batch of teeth set in advance, an 11-27% increased load capacity of the gear tooth resulted, which led to a similar increase of the maximum torque transmitted by the gearing. By studying and trying the manufacturing technologies of the gears, we made gears with asymmetric teeth with finished flanks by grinding in accuracy class 5-6. And we use these gears to make a one-stage gearbox, for further research.</span></p>

Author(s):  
Pietro Marani ◽  
Massimo Martelli

The metering out sensing system represents the latest, and most promising, architectural concept for improving the performance of mobile multiple actuation systems through hydraulic proportional components control. The first part of the paper introduces the novel architecture of meter-out sensing control system, properly designed to distribute the flow rate directed to actuators according to the proportional control of the metering out element only. To do this, an innovative piloting subsystem controls the pump displacement, while a set of compensated proportional control valves applied to actuators outlet work to manage the load unbalance. The inlet doesn’t have any proportional throttle element thus reducing control losses with respect to state-of-the-art systems. In this way, the architecture is able to control both resisting and overrunning loads, and its design could easily include the automatic activation of the regenerative function to limit the requested hydraulic power. Then, the paper highlights how the proposed architecture of meter-out sensing system, which does not require complex sensor networks or complex electronic controls, could overcome the most important limitations affecting other control technologies currently adopted in mobile hydraulics. The third part of the paper depicts the main results obtained in the evaluation of the performance figures of merit for the metering out sensing system, performed through a Virtual Test Procedure applied to a lumped and distributed parameter numerical model.


Author(s):  
Stephen R. Barley

The four chapters of this book summarize the results of thirty-five years dedicated to studying how technologies change work and organizations. The first chapter places current developments in artificial intelligence into the historical context of previous technological revolutions by drawing on William Faunce’s argument that the history of technology is one of progressive automation of the four components of any production system: energy, transformation, and transfer and control technologies. The second chapter lays out a role-based theory of how technologies occasion changes in organizations. The third chapter tackles the issue of how to conceptualize a more thorough approach to assessing how intelligent technologies, such as artificial intelligence, can shape work and employment. The fourth chapter discusses what has been learned over the years about the fears that arise when one sets out to study technical work and technical workers and methods for controlling those fears.


2012 ◽  
Vol 497 ◽  
pp. 78-82
Author(s):  
Fei Hu Zhang ◽  
Sheng Fei Wang ◽  
Qiang Zhang ◽  
Peng Qiang Fu

The working performance of the spindle system is the most important factor to embody the overall performance of the machine tool. To ensure the advanced capabilities, besides the high-precision manufacturing technologies, it is mainly depending on the bearing module and the forces on the spindle. In this paper, a new strategy of the vertical spindle supporting system is presented to meet the high stiffness requirement for the aerostatic bearing. Based on the computational fluid dynamics and finite volume method, a fluid dynamic model and structure model of the large diameter incorporate radial-thrust aerostatic bearing is developed and simulated to find out the pressure distribution laws of the spindle supporting system. The grid subdivision in the direction of film thickness is paid more attentions when establishing the grid of the whole gas film. Simulation results show that this special structure of bearing module can supply enough load capacity and stiffness for the machine tool. The results also indicate that the static characteristics of the bearing are improved as the supply pressure increases and as the supply orifice diameter decreases.


Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 538
Author(s):  
Nicoleta Cristina Gaitan ◽  
Ioan Ungurean

The development of the smart building concept and building automation field is based on the exponential evolution of monitoring and control technologies. Residents of the smart building must interact with the monitoring and control system. A widely used method is specific applications executed on smartphones, tablets, and PCs with Bluetooth connection to the building control system. At this time, smartphones are increasingly used in everyday life for payments, reading newspapers, monitoring activity, and interacting with smart homes. The devices used to build the control system are interconnected through a specific network, one of the most widespread being the Building Automation and Control Network (BACnet) network. Here, we propose the use of the BACnet Application Layer over Bluetooth. We present a proposal of a concept and a practical implementation that can be used to test and validate the operation of the BACnet Application Layer over Bluetooth.


2021 ◽  
pp. 1-27
Author(s):  
Saddam Hocine Derrouaoui ◽  
Yasser Bouzid ◽  
Mohamed Guiatni ◽  
Islam Dib

Recently, reconfigurable drones have gained particular attention in the field of automation and flying robots. Unlike the conventional drones, they are characterized by a variable mechanical structure in flight, geometric adaptability, aerial reconfiguration, high number of actuators and control inputs, and variable mathematical model. In addition, they are exploited to flight in more cluttered environments, avoid collisions with obstacles, transport and grab objects, cross narrow and small spaces, decrease different aerial damages, optimize the consumed energy, and improve agility and maneuverability in flight. Moreover, these new drones are considered as a viable solution to provide them with specific and additional functionalities. They are a promising solution in the near future, since they allow increasing considerably the capabilities and performance of classical drones in terms of multi-functionalities, geometric adaptation, design characteristics, consumed energy, control, maneuverability, agility, efficiency, obstacles avoidance, and fault tolerant control. This paper explores very interesting and recent research works, which include the classification, the main characteristics, the various applications, and the existing designs of this particular class of drones. Besides, an in-depth review of the applied control strategies will be presented. The links of the videos displaying the results of these researches will be also shown. A comparative study between the different types of flying vehicles will be established. Finally, several new challenges and future directions for reconfigurable drones will be discussed.


Author(s):  
J Hedlund ◽  
A Lehtovaara

Gear analysis is typically performed using calculation based on gear standards. Standards provide a good basis in gear geometry calculation for involute gears, but these are unsatisfactory for handling geometry deviations such as tooth flank modifications. The efficient utilization of finite-element calculation also requires the geometry generation to be parameterized. A parameterized numerical approach was developed to create discrete helical gear geometry and contact line by simulating the gear manufacturing, i.e. the hobbing process. This method is based on coordinate transformations and a wide set of numerical calculation points and their synchronization, which permits deviations from common involute geometry. As an example, the model is applied to protuberance tool profile and grinding with tip relief. A fairly low number of calculation points are needed to create tooth flank profiles where error is <1 μm.


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