The dynamic transmission characteristics and the sensitivities of the three stage idler gear system of the new NC power turret are studied in the paper. Considering the strongly nonlinear factors such as the periodica...The dynamic transmission characteristics and the sensitivities of the three stage idler gear system of the new NC power turret are studied in the paper. Considering the strongly nonlinear factors such as the periodically time-varying mesh stiffness, the nonlinear tooth backlash, the lump-parameter model of the gear system is developed with one rotational and two translational freedoms of each gear. The eigen-values and eigenvectors are derived and analyzed on the basis of the real modal theory. The sensitivities of natural frequencies to design parameters including supporting and meshing stiffnesses, gear masses, and moments of inertia by the direct differential method are also calculated. The results show the quantitative and qualitative impact of the parameters to the natural characteristics of the gear system. Furthermore, the periodic steady state solutions are obtained by the numerical approach based on the nonlinear model. These results are employed to gain insights into the primary controlling parameters, to forecast the severity of the dynamic response, and to assess the acceptability of the gear design.展开更多
文摘The dynamic transmission characteristics and the sensitivities of the three stage idler gear system of the new NC power turret are studied in the paper. Considering the strongly nonlinear factors such as the periodically time-varying mesh stiffness, the nonlinear tooth backlash, the lump-parameter model of the gear system is developed with one rotational and two translational freedoms of each gear. The eigen-values and eigenvectors are derived and analyzed on the basis of the real modal theory. The sensitivities of natural frequencies to design parameters including supporting and meshing stiffnesses, gear masses, and moments of inertia by the direct differential method are also calculated. The results show the quantitative and qualitative impact of the parameters to the natural characteristics of the gear system. Furthermore, the periodic steady state solutions are obtained by the numerical approach based on the nonlinear model. These results are employed to gain insights into the primary controlling parameters, to forecast the severity of the dynamic response, and to assess the acceptability of the gear design.