TY - GEN
T1 - Tooth contact and load distribution analyses of cycloid drives with tooth profile modification
AU - Li, Xuan
AU - Li, Chaoyang
AU - Chen, Bingkui
AU - Wang, Yawen
AU - Lim, Teik C.
AU - Wang, Shuyan
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Taylor & Francis Group, London.
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - The loaded tooth contact analysis of cycloid drives based on the traditional rigid body or constant contact stiffness method typically assumes perfect geometries without backlash. This model lacks the ability to include tooth profile modification effect accurately. In this study, a quasi-static approach is presented for analyzing the load distribution characteristics of the cycloid drive with tooth profile modification based on the proposed Hertzian contact stiffness method. Firstly, the unloaded tooth contact analysis is applied as a preprocessor to determine the positions of contact points, backlash between the cycloid gear teeth and rollers, and rotational angle of the cycloid gear within a mesh cycle. The analysis yields the unloaded transmission error. Secondly, in the load distribution analysis, the Hertzian contact stiffness method implemented by an iterative numerical calculation procedure is proposed. Due to the statically indeterminate structure of the multi-tooth contact, a varying nonlinear contact stiffness that depends on the load and contact geometry is considered to establish the relationship between the load and deformation. The proposed method is also compared with the two traditional methods. Finally, a detailed parametric study is presented applying all three methods to demonstrate the influence of the tooth profile modifications on the backlash, load distribution, contact stiffness, loaded transmission error and real contact ratio of the cycloid drive. This study gives an in-depth understanding of the tooth contact and load distribution characteristics of cycloid drives with tooth profile modifications and therefore can be employed to assist gear design.
AB - The loaded tooth contact analysis of cycloid drives based on the traditional rigid body or constant contact stiffness method typically assumes perfect geometries without backlash. This model lacks the ability to include tooth profile modification effect accurately. In this study, a quasi-static approach is presented for analyzing the load distribution characteristics of the cycloid drive with tooth profile modification based on the proposed Hertzian contact stiffness method. Firstly, the unloaded tooth contact analysis is applied as a preprocessor to determine the positions of contact points, backlash between the cycloid gear teeth and rollers, and rotational angle of the cycloid gear within a mesh cycle. The analysis yields the unloaded transmission error. Secondly, in the load distribution analysis, the Hertzian contact stiffness method implemented by an iterative numerical calculation procedure is proposed. Due to the statically indeterminate structure of the multi-tooth contact, a varying nonlinear contact stiffness that depends on the load and contact geometry is considered to establish the relationship between the load and deformation. The proposed method is also compared with the two traditional methods. Finally, a detailed parametric study is presented applying all three methods to demonstrate the influence of the tooth profile modifications on the backlash, load distribution, contact stiffness, loaded transmission error and real contact ratio of the cycloid drive. This study gives an in-depth understanding of the tooth contact and load distribution characteristics of cycloid drives with tooth profile modifications and therefore can be employed to assist gear design.
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U2 - 10.1201/9781315386829-22
DO - 10.1201/9781315386829-22
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85076377632
SN - 9781138032675
T3 - Power Transmissions - Proceedings of the International Conference on Power Transmissions, ICPT 2016
SP - 137
EP - 146
BT - International Conference on Power Transmissions, ICPT 2016
A2 - Qin, Datong
A2 - Shao, Yimin
PB - CRC Press/Balkema
T2 - International Conference on Power Transmissions, ICPT 2016
Y2 - 27 October 2016 through 30 October 2016
ER -