Manufacture Parameter Design of SMG Spiral Bevel Gears Based on Local Synthesis and Transmission Error Optimization

Abstract:

An optimization approach for manufacture parameter design of the SGM spiral bevel gears with modified tooth geometry is proposed. The approach is accomplished by application of local synthesis, tooth contact analysis (TCA) and dual-objective optimization of transmission error function. A computer program to obtain a set of manufacture parameters based on the proposed theory is developed and illustrated with an example. The proposed method provides a set of machine-tool settings for pinion NC-grinding which ensures: (i) a localized bearing contact pattern less sensitive to misalignments, (ii) a parabolic transmission error function to reduce vibration and noise in mesh.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 29-32)
• Pages: 2319-2326
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.29-32.2319
• Online since: August 2010
• Authors: Guang Lei Liu, Hong Wei Fan, Ping Jiang
• Keywords: Bearing Contact Pattern, Local Synthesis, Spiral Bevel Gear, Tooth Contact Analysis (TCA), Transmission Error (TE)

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