Abstract
The development of human civilization was made possible by mechanical tools, especially those that served to transmit power. And soon in this development, devices with teeth appeared. Gears were simple wooden aids for many centuries, but the evidences of complex mechanical devices of antiquity exist. Water- and animal-powered devices were used during the Middle Ages. The Renaissance accelerated the development of science and technology. And soon after a steam engine was invented, which supplied more energy as it was possible until then. Later, the combustion engine, the turbines, and electric motors also accelerated the development of mechanical transmissions. Today we find complex mechanical transmissions in industrial plants, in high-performance machine tools and robots, as well as in consumer devices, with increasing demands toward higher loads, lower vibration, lower maintenance, no additional lubrication, etc. So, gears are a crucial part of such devices, and their development far from obsolete. Gear shape, technologies, and materials are being researched and developed to find better solutions.
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Hlebanja, J., Hlebanja, G. (2022). Development of Gears from the Antiquity to the Present Time. In: Radzevich, S.P. (eds) Recent Advances in Gearing. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-64638-7_9
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