An integrated computerized approach for design and stress analysis of low-noise spiral bevel gear drives with adjusted bearing contact has been developed. The computational procedure is an iterative process requiring four separate steps that provide: (a) a parabolic function of transmission errors that is able to reduce the effect of errors of alignment, and (b) reduction of the shift of bearing contact caused by misalignment. Application of finite element analysis permits the contact and bending stresses to be determined and the formation of the bearing contact to be investigated. The design of finite element models and boundary conditions is automated and does not require intermediate CAD computer programs. A commercially available finite element analysis computer program with contact capability is used to conduct the stress analysis. The theory developed is illustrated with numerical examples.
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Design and Stress Analysis of Low-Noise Adjusted Bearing Contact Spiral Bevel Gears
Alfonso Fuentes,
Alfonso Fuentes
Gear Research Center, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60607-7022
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Faydor L. Litvin,
Faydor L. Litvin
Gear Research Center, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60607-7022
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Baxter R. Mullins,
Baxter R. Mullins
Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Forth Worth, TX 76101
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Ron Woods,
Ron Woods
Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Forth Worth, TX 76101
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Robert F. Handschuh
Robert F. Handschuh
U.S. Army Research Laboratory, NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, OH 44135
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Alfonso Fuentes
Gear Research Center, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60607-7022
Faydor L. Litvin
Gear Research Center, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60607-7022
Baxter R. Mullins
Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Forth Worth, TX 76101
Ron Woods
Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Forth Worth, TX 76101
Robert F. Handschuh
U.S. Army Research Laboratory, NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, OH 44135
Contributed by the Mechanisms and Robotics Committee for publication in the JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL DESIGN. Manuscript received December 2000. Associate Editor: M. Raghavan.
J. Mech. Des. Sep 2002, 124(3): 524-532 (9 pages)
Published Online: August 6, 2002
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December 1, 2000
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August 6, 2002
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Fuentes , A., Litvin, F. L., Mullins , B. R., Woods, R., and Handschuh, R. F. (August 6, 2002). "Design and Stress Analysis of Low-Noise Adjusted Bearing Contact Spiral Bevel Gears ." ASME. J. Mech. Des. September 2002; 124(3): 524–532. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.1481364
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