A simple and robust method for spiral bevel gear generation and tooth contact analysis

Determination of Fatigue life of Spiral bevel gears used in automotive differential gearbox

“…Astoul.et.al [11] proposed a method for simulation of generation and meshing of spiral bevel gears. Based on Fong's approach they formulated a mathematical model for generating tooth surfaces of Spiral bevel and Hypoid gears.…”

Spiral bevel gear true tooth surface precise modeling and experiments studies based on machining adjustment parameters

“…Wang et al used tensor analysis for spiral bevel gear design, 2,3 Yang studied the dynamic characteristics of spiral bevel gear, 4 Hong developed a new milling method for gear, 5 Wang and Hua established a dynamic model of high speed spiral bevel gear, 6 Yao et al carried out a contact analysis on spiral bevel gear, 7 Li conducted simulation on mesh of spiral bevel gear, 8 Zhang et al put forwarded a design method of low-noise face-milled spiral bevel gears, 9 Astoul et al used a new spiral bevel gear generation method for simple and robust design, 10 Litvin et al developed an integrated approach for spiral bevel gears design including multiple point of view, 11,12 Gonzalez-Perez et al studied the method for calculating the machining adjustment parameters, 13 Alves et al used CNC milling machines to study the design and manufacturing problems of spiral bevel gear, 14 Fan optimized design method for spiral bevel gear, 15 Zhang et al employed theory of spherical involute for the study on the generation of spiral bevel gears, 16 Lee et al investigated kinematic analysis of spiral bevel gear from the view of spherical involute, 17 Simon studied transmission error of spiral bevel gear, 18 20 Fang and coworkers proposed a function-oriented active tooth surface design method of spiral bevel gears, 21 Fong and coworkers deeply studied the correction method used in processing spiral bevel gears, [22][23][24] Simon systemically studied the influence of different errors on tooth contact in spiral bevel gears and developed an algorithm for execution of motions on CNC hypoid generating machine. [25][26][27] All these researches have important effects on the design and manufacture of spiral bevel gears and the main research methods for spiral bevel gear modeling can be concluded as the following four: (1) establish the equation of spherical involute based on the basic geometric parameters of spiral bevel gear via mathematical methods, get the spherical involute curve by inputting the equation into a CAD software or programming, and then scan or loft for the tooth surface; 4-6 (2) calculate a set of coordinates of discrete points of the standard tooth surface through programming numerical values, and import those points into a CAD software for the tooth surface; (3) make use o...…”

Research on Digtal True Tooth Surface Precise Modeling Method of Spiral Bevel Gear

“…Many scholars all over the world have studied spiral bevel gear technology [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]. Their research methods for spiral bevel gear modeling can be concluded as the followed.…”