Minimization of transmission errors in highly loaded plastic gear trains

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science

Volumn 221, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1117-1129

  Meuleman, P Klein ^a   Walton, D ^b   Dearn, K D ^b   Weale, D J ^b   Driessen, I ^a  

^a R and D Department   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contact ratio; Finite element; Gears; Involute; Plastics; Polymers; Pressure angle; Spur; Steels; Stiffness; Tooth accuracy; Transmission error

Indexed keywords

ELASTICITY; ERROR ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL DRIVES; OPTIMIZATION; PRESSURE; STIFFNESS; TRANSMISSIONS;

CONTACT RATIO; GEAR DRIVES; GEAR TRAINS; PRESSURE ANGLE; TRANSMISSION ERRORS;

GEAR TEETH;

ELASTICITY; ERROR ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GEAR TEETH; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL DRIVES; OPTIMIZATION; PRESSURE; STIFFNESS; TRANSMISSIONS;

EID: 35448935220     PISSN: 09544062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544062JMES439     Document Type: Article

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