Curvature Analysis of Conjugate Surfaces via a Tensor Approach

Abstract:

A novel invariant approach is proposed for derivation of curvature relationship between conjugate surfaces of line contact. Unlike other approaches found in the literature, tensor analysis is applied to the derivation process in which rigid-body motion is represented by rotation tensor and the local geometry of surface is expressed by curvature tensor, and the final result is given in a clear and compact form. An example of helical gear is provided to illustrate the application of the proposed approach.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 163)
• Pages: 251-255
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.163.251
• Online since: April 2012
• Authors: Peng Wang, Yi Du Zhang, Jie Deng
• Keywords: Curvature Tensor, Line Contact, Tensor Analysis, Theory of Gearing

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