Effect of manufacturing defects on the dynamic behaviour for an helical two-stage gear system

Abstract

The modelling of the dynamic behaviour of three-dimensional model of two-stage gear system is formulated for general helical gears location. The excitation is induced by the periodic variation of the mesh stiffnesses. This case describes the real working of the gearings. First, the modal analysis of the system is treated. Then, the calculation of the dynamic response is performed by a step-by-step time integration method (Newmark method). Finally, two types of manufacturing defects on the gears are introduced in the model: eccentricity and profile defect. An analysis of the effects of these defects on the gear system dynamic behaviour is then treated. © 2009 AFM EDP Sciences.