A method and software tool for automated gearbox synthesis

Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference

Volumn 5, Issue PARTS A AND B, 2009, Pages 111-121

  Lin, Yi Shih ^a   Shea, Kristina ^b   Johnson, Aylmer ^c   Coultate, John ^d   Pears, Jamie ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Mechanical Engineering Department   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d Romax Technology Limited   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE DESIGNS; ANALYSIS TOOLS; AUTOMATED GEARBOXES; BOUNDING BOX; CURRENT LIMITATION; DESIGN SPECIFICATION; DEVELOPMENT PROCESS; DOMAIN SPECIFIC; ENGINEERING COMPANIES; GEAR SYSTEM; GEOMETRIC DESIGN; INITIAL CONFIGURATION; ROBUST DESIGNS; RULE BASED; SOFTWARE TOOL; STOCHASTIC SEARCH; SUPPORT DESIGN;

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; GEARS; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; SIMULATED ANNEALING; SPECIFICATIONS;

AUTOMATION;

EID: 82155175444     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/DETC2009-86935     Document Type: Conference Paper

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