Load sharing behavior in epicyclic gears: Physical explanation and generalized formulation

Mechanism and Machine Theory

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 511-530

  Singh, Avinash ^a  

^a GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Epicyclic; Load sharing; Planetary

Indexed keywords

ARBITRARY NUMBER; BASIC MECHANISM; CLOSED FORM; COMPUTATIONAL MODEL; EQUAL SHARING; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FLOATING SYSTEMS; GENERALIZED EQUATIONS; LOAD SHARING; MANUFACTURING ERRORS; NON-DIMENSIONAL EQUATIONS; PARALLEL PATH; POSITIONAL ERRORS;

ERRORS; FORECASTING; MODELS; MOTION CONTROL; PLANETS;

EPICYCLIC GEARS;

EID: 72149100717     PISSN: 0094114X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mechmachtheory.2009.10.009     Document Type: Article

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