Recent Trends in Grearing Technology

Abstract

The main aim of gearing technology, at its present state of maturity as an applied science, should be a continued effort to minimize noise and vibration in two industries where they are especially critical: office-automation equipment and automobile production. One obstacle facing the advancement of this technology is the decline in qualified gear-engineering specialists from the workforce. A solution to this problem is presented in this paper as a simplified means of analyzing low-vibration parallel gear pairs through computer-aided-design, vibration-performance diagrams. Through the development of more sophisticated computer-simulated analysis techniques, the shortage of qualified engineers may be offset by allowing less-qualified engineers greater access to this important but highly specialized technology.