A dynamic tooth wear prediction model for reflecting “two-sides” coupling relation between tooth wear accumulation and load sharing behavior in compound planetary gear set

Abstract

In planetary gear set, load sharing behavior determines the average amplitude of meshing force, so determines the tooth wear. Meanwhile, tooth wear accumulation increases the backlash, so affects the load sharing behavior. As a result, a “two-sides” coupling relation appears between load sharing behavior and tooth wear. In order to reveal this coupling relation, a static tooth wear prediction model for compound planetary gear set is employed to describe the wear distribution along tooth profile and backlash generated by tooth wear accumulation. Then, a “translational-rotational” lumped-parameter dynamic model of compound planetary gear set is built to calculate the eccentric load coefficient for each meshing pair, under the excitation from the backlash generated by tooth wear accumulation, transmission error, and other excitation. Based on the aforementioned two models, a dynamic tooth wear prediction model is put forward to reflect “two-sides” coupling relation between tooth wear accumulation and load sharing behavior in compound planetary gear set. Lastly, in order to improve the reliability, a 3D-diformable model is built to study the influence of tooth wear on load sharing. The results indicated that, with the system running and tooth wear increasing, under the condition of no-initial transmission error, tooth wear accumulation decreases the load sharing at meshing engagement and disengagement, and under the condition of initial transmission error, tooth wear accumulation improves load sharing behavior slightly.

Keywords

Compound planetary gear set tooth wear accumulation load sharing behavior coupling relation

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