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Nonlinear dynamic modeling and analysis of helical gear system with time-varying backlash caused by mixed modification

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When the helical gear contains mixed modification, the backlash will vary along the tooth width and tooth profile, which will lead to uneven contact of the meshing tooth pairs and meshing impact on both sides of the gear teeth, and deeply affect the dynamic characteristics of the system. In this paper, each meshing excitation with time variation is analyzed based on the function of the meshing surface, and the quantitative calculation model of the meshing force and friction torque considering the meshing state and the contact state is developed. The nonlinear dynamic model of helical gear pair with time-varying backlash caused by mixed modification is established, and the influence mechanism of each modification amount on the bifurcation characteristics of the system is analyzed. Through optimizing the multi-modification parameters, the vibration amplitude of the chaotic motion is significantly weakened, and the obtained modification parameters are also generally applicable to the vibration suppression of other high-speed motions. Furthermore, a strong advantage of this work is that although the method is proposed for modified tooth surfaces, it is also suitable for other unconventional tooth surfaces that can be described by functions.

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This work is supported by the National Key R&D Program of China (Grant No. 2018YFB2001300), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51775265) and (Grant No. 51775277).

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  1. National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Helicopter Transmission, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, 210016, China

    Jiajun Chen, Rupeng Zhu, Weifang Chen & Miaomiao Li

  2. 703 Research Institute, China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation, Harbin, 150000, China

    Xunmin Yin & Guanghao Dai

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Chen, J., Zhu, R., Chen, W. et al. Nonlinear dynamic modeling and analysis of helical gear system with time-varying backlash caused by mixed modification. Nonlinear Dyn 111, 1193–1212 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11071-022-07872-y

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