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Hybrid gears made of fiber-reinforced polymeric composite material and steel are recently attracting electric vehicle designers' attention due to their possible advantages such as lightweight and reduced vibration transfer for automotive transmissions. In this study, polymeric composite material is placed in-between the steel teeth and a central hub region in the radial direction of the hybrid helical gear. The partial usage of polymeric composite material for the high torque gear is expected to reduce the transmissibility of vibration from teeth to hub as well as the weight of a transmission gear-train. Using the finite element method, optimization, and vibration tests, a composite hybrid helical gear satisfying strength and vibration characteristics is successfully developed in this study. The reduction in acceleration of the hybrid gear is observed by comparing to that of a 100 % steel gear. From a point of view in damping ratio, the composite hybrid gear can make reduction of vibration by 42.3 %. To secure the bonding strength between steel and composite parts, the design optimization for the complicated bulgy and hollow interface region is performed by considering complex dimensions.
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This work was supported by a grant (R&D, P0002124) from the great regional industry cooperative research program of Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and KIAT.
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Enyoung Sim received her Master degree from Kyungpook National University in August 2019. She is currently an engineer of Hyundai Steel Co.
Cheol Kim's research interests include mechanics of composite materials, design optimization, noise and vibration analysis and battery electrodes. He received the Ph.D. degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Ki-seok Kwak is currently in a master degree program in the graduate school of Kyungpook National University. Bongjoon Kim is currently a director of research team in Kyungchang Co. He received the Ph.D. degree from Busan National University.
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Sim, E., Kim, C., Kwak, KS. et al. Optimum interface shape and vibration test for a new transmission helical gear composed of steel and aramid/phenol composite. J Mech Sci Technol 34, 1629–1634 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12206-020-0325-y
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