Transmission error is a measure of the positioning accuracy of a gear system. This has been widely documented in gearing for many years as the source of problems in noise and vibration. It is a result of errors in the contact conditions which affect the driven gear with respect to the rotation of the driver gear. This research aims to present a better understanding of the basic kinematics of wo...

This paper describes a methodology for the drive train configuration arrangement of gear coupled manipulators. The approach is based on the idea that the kinematic structure of a gear coupled manipulator can be described by an equivalent open-loop chain (EOLC) and mechanical power transmission lines that drive the EOLC. Conditions to select proper drive train configuration such that manipulator...

The gearbox is a complex system component and its core is the gear shafting. The gear system output the power to the drive shaft with speed changing through the engine. In the actual work, because of the installing error, load distortion and shock load situation, the correct meshing condition of gears was destroyed. 3D model of transmission gear was firstly built up by using SolidWorks software...

We describe a model predicting the output torque of the battery-amplifier-actuator-gear combination used on the hexapod robot RHex, based on requested PWM (PulseWidth-Modulation) duty cycle to the amplifier, battery voltage, and motor speed. The model is broken into independent components, each experimentally validated: power source (battery), motor amplifier, motor, and (planetary) gear. The r...

The unique performance features of harmonic drives, such as high gear ratios and high torque capacities in a compact geometry, justify their widespread industrial application, especially in robotics. However, harmonic drives can exhibit surprisingly more complex dynamic behavior than conventional gear transmissions. In this paper, a systematic way to capture and rationalize the dynamic behavior...

Resource systems with enforced rules and strong monitoring systems typically have more predictable resource abundance, which can confer economic and social benefits to local communities. Co-management regimes demonstrate better social and ecological outcomes, but require an active role by community members in management activities, such as monitoring and enforcement. Previous work has emphasize...

The development of enhanced fault detection ability for gearbox systems has received considerable attention in recent years. Detecting the gear fault easier is very important for maintenance action. This has driven the need in research for enhanced gear fault detection method. The goal is to extract periodic impulse signal from the very noise signal which mainly contains the narrowband signals....

Taking the spur gear as the object of study, based on the dynamic analysis of gear transmission system, the dynamic stress intensity factors of cracked gear teeth are studied by using ANSYS software. The calculation of dynamic stress intensity factor is realized by ANSYS parametric design language. Firstly, the involute tooth profile equation and the root transition curve equation of the gear t...