Abstract
Hard-finished teeth with tooth flank corrections are used in power gear trains to optimize running and load behaviour. The flank corrections are generated by modifying the tool geometry or the machine kinematics. The article presents an optimization system which automatically determines the tool geometry and the machine setting and control data needed to produce a given corrected flank topography. If the corrections cannot be generated exactly, an optimized approximation is sought within a tolerance field. A system for the simulation of the cutting process can then be used to compute the effects of correction settings and movements in the machine on the flank topography. In interaction with programs for the simulation of the running behavior a consistent geometrical view of the component thus becomes possible.
