Research on dynamic load sharing characteristics of double input face gear split-parallel transmission system

Abstract

The face gear power-split system has huge superiorities over the traditional transmission form in the application of modern rotorcraft, and it has become the research trend of the industry in recent years. Thus this paper took the double input face gear split-parallel transmission system used in the rotorcraft as the research target, and established its dynamics model through the lumped parameter theory. Based on the Newtonian second law, the dynamics equations were built and solved to gain the meshing forces and load sharing coefficients of the transmission system. Simultaneously, the impacts of the eccentric errors, support stiffness, and torsional stiffness on the load sharing characteristics were studied. The results show that the meshing forces and load sharing coefficients of each gear pair have periodic changes; the eccentric errors of each drive stage gear have only a significant effect on the corresponding drive stage. Moreover, the changes in the support stiffness of the split-torque shafts and double gear shafts mainly affect the load distribution of the parallel stage, and the shaft torsional stiffness is less sensitively to maintain load balance. In addition, the increment of the shaft stiffness increases the load sharing coefficients of the corresponding gear pairs.