Optimum stiffener layout for the reduction of vibration and noise of gearbox housing

Journal of Mechanical Design

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 518-523

  Inoue, Katsumi ^a   Yamanaka, Masashi ^a   Kihara, Masahiko ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NOISE; BEARINGS (MACHINE PARTS); GENETIC ALGORITHMS; STIFFNESS; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

GEARBOX HOUSING;

GEARS;

EID: 0036750061     PISSN: 10500472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1480817     Document Type: Article

References (18)

1. Weber, W., 1987, "Vorausberechnung der Schalleistung einer Baureihe von einstufigen Stirnradgetrieben mittels akustischer Modellgsetze," VDI-Ber., 629, pp. 41-56.
2. Rautert, J., and Kollmann, F.G., 1989, "Computer Simulation of Dynamic Forces in Helical and Bevel Gears," Proceedings of the 1989 International Power Transmission and Gearing Conference, 1, ASME, pp. 435-445.
3. Choy, F.K., Qian, W., Zakrajsek, J.J., and Oswald, F.B., 1993, "Vibration and Noise Analysis of a Gear Transmission System," Preprint for 29th Joint Propulsion Conference, AIAA 93-2150.
4. Oswald, F.B., Zakrajsek, J.J., Townsend, D.P., Atherton, W., and Lin, H.H., 1992, "Effect of Operating Conditions on Gearbox Noise," Proceedings of the 1992 International Power Transmission and Gearing Conference, 2, ASME, pp. 669-674.
5. Takatsu, N., Kato, M., Inoue, K., and Ishikawa, M., 1994, "Analysis and Experiment on the Vibration Transmission in a Single Stage Gearbox," Proceedings of the International Conference on Motion and Power Transmissions, JSME, pp. 104-109.
6. Kato, M., Zhou, H., Inoue, K., and Shibata, K., 1994, "Evaluation of Sound Power Radiated from Gearbox," Proceedings of 1994 International Gearing Conference, UK National Gear Metrology Laboratory, pp. 69-74.
7. Maruyama, N., Morikawa, K., and Hitomi, N., 1992, "Gear Case Shape and Rib Distribution for Reducing Automobile Transmission Gear Noise," Proceedings of the 1992 International Power Transmission and Gearing Conference, 2, ASME, pp. 583-588.
8. Zhang, T., Kohler, H.K., and Lack, G.K., 1994, "Noise Optimization of a Double Helical Parallel Shaft Gearbox," Proceedings of 1994 International Gearing Conference, UK National Gear Metrology Laboratory, pp. 93-98.
9. Kato, M., Zhou, H., Inoue, K., Shibata, K., and Yasunami, M., 1996, "Comments on Gearbox Housing Structure for Low Noise," VDI-Ber., 1230, pp. 765-777.
10. Rigaud, E., Sabot, J., and Perret-Liaudet, J., 1999, "Effect of Gearbox Design Parameters on the Vibratory Response of Its Housing," Proceedings of 4th World Congress on Gearing and Power Transmission, 3, MCI, pp. 2143-2148.
11. Inoue, K., Townsend, D.P., and Coy, J.J., 1993, "Optimum Design of a Gearbox for Low Vibration," ASME J. Mech. Des., 115(4), pp. 1002-1007.
12. Inoue, K., Yasunami, M., and Kato, M., 1999, "Shape Optimization of Gearbox Housing for Low Vibration," Proceedings of 4th World Congress on Gearing and Power Transmission, 3, MCI, pp. 2053-2064.
13. Cheng, K.T., 1988, "On Non-Smoothness in Optimal Design of Solid, Elastic Plates," Int. J. Solids Struct., 17, pp. 795-810.
14. Yamazaki, K., and Kobayashi, A., 1988, "Optimum Compliance Design of Stiffener Layout of Thin Plate," Trans. Jpn. Soc. Mech. Eng., Ser. A, 54-A, pp. 1165-1171.
15. Goldberg, D.E., 1989, Genetic Algorithms in Search, Optimization and Machine Learning, Addison-Wesley Publishing Co., Inc.
16. Inoue, K., Fueki, H., Ohmachi, T., and Kato, M., 1995, "An Application of Genetic Algorithms to Design of Stiffened Plates," Proceedings of 10th International Conference on Engineering Design, 4, WDK, pp. 1369-1377.
17. Inoue, K., Yamanaka, M., and Kihara, M., 1999, "Acquisition and Evaluation of Knowledge on the Design of Stiffener Layout," Proceedings of 12th International Conference on Engineering Design, 3, WDK, pp. 1629-1634.
18. Ishikawa, M., 1989, "Study of Vibration Transmission in a Gearbox," Master Thesis (Tohoku University) (in Japanese).