MENG Fanshan,YI Wenhao,ZHANG Xin,et al. Study on dynamic response characteristics of worn gears considering tooth micromorphology[J]. Journal of Mechanical Transmission,2026,50(3):142-153.
To study the effect of tooth surface micromorphology on gear contact and operating conditions
the wear rate and dynamic response characteristics of anisotropic 3D rough tooth surface were investigated.
Methods
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Firstly
an anisotropic 3D microscopic rough gear surfaces were established based on fractal geometry theory. Secondly
the non-uniform wear of these microscopic rough gear surfaces under different rotational speeds and operating durations was calculated according to Archard’s theory. The wear depth of the gear surfaces was combined with gear dimensional parameters to solve for the time-varying meshing stiffness and backlash during the worn gear meshing
and they were used as internal excitation input parameters for the dynamic model of the gear transmission system. Lastly
the variable step-size Runge-Kutta algorithm was employed to solve the dynamic differential equations
thereby obtaining the dynamic response characteristics of the gear transmission system.
Results
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The results indicate that
with the same tooth surface roughness
as the rotational speed and operating duration of the gears increase
the wear depth of the tooth surface and the tooth side clearance gradually increase
while the time-varying meshing stiffness gradually decreases. In gear transmission systems considering the micromorphology of tooth surfaces
the gear transmission system exhibits abundant dynamic response characteristics as the rotational speed changes. As the operating duration increases
the dynamic transmission error of the gear transmission system enlarges. The overall dynamic response of the system tends from periodic motion state to chaotic motion state
manifesting as chaotic vibrations
which are detrimental to the system’s smooth operation. The gear transmission system transitions from chaotic motion state to relatively stable periodic motion state when the torque or rotational speed of worn gears in a chaotic motion state changes.
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