In order to derive the equation of the contact line of the involute curvilinear-tooth cylindrical gear pump for the agricultural tractor, the tooth surface of the involute curvilinear-tooth cylindrical gear is firstly generated as that of the spur or helical gear. Then the equation of the tooth surface is derived from changing the settings and orientations of the coordinate systems after the eq...

PURPOSE To measure contact area of cartilage in the patellofemoral joint during weight bearing using an open MRI scanner. MATERIALS AND METHODS We developed an MR-compatible back support that allows three-dimensional imaging of the patellofemoral cartilage under physiologic weight-bearing conditions with negligible motion artifact in an open MRI scanner. To measure contact areas, we trained o...

The spiral bevel gear (SBG), with its high contact ratio, high strength and smooth driving, is widely used to transmit dynamic power in various mechanical products, including vehicles, mining machinery, aerospace engineering, and helicopters [1] to [4]. Typical SBGs are shown in Figs. 1a and b. The SBG has been a subject of research for almost a century, and there is a significant amount of lit...

A method is presented that allows the accurate measurement of the tooth pair stiVness of a pair of spur gears. The method reveals the stiVness behaviour throughout the full length of the normal path of contact and also into the extended contact region when tooth corner contact occurs. The method makes use of the properties of transmission error plots for mean and alternating components over a r...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of occlusal contact area for loading on the cuspal defection and stress distribution in a first premolar restored with a high elastic modulus restorative material. MATERIALS AND METHODS The Rhinoceros 4.0 software was used for modeling the three-dimensional geometries of dental and periodontal structures and the inlay restoration....