IEEE Access (Jan 2020)

Design of Multi-Stage Gear Modification for New Energy Vehicle Based on Optimized BP Neural Network

  • Zhaoping Tang,
  • Manyu Wang,
  • Zanxi Chen,
  • Jianping Sun,
  • Min Wang,
  • Min Zhao

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3035570
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8
pp. 199034 – 199050

Abstract

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The NVH (Noise, Vibration, and Harshness) characteristics of new energy vehicles are the key indexes to measure interior comfort. The multi-stage gear reducer in the transmission system is the primary source of vibration and noise. The parameterized 3D model of the multi-stage gear transmission system of the new energy vehicle was established through Romax software, and the comprehensive gear modification method of the tooth direction combined with the tooth profile was built. Then a complete simulation analysis process is established to solve the maximum vibration acceleration of the multi-stage gear transmission system under constant speed condition, to obtain the simulation data of two-stage gear set under different modification parameters. The traditional BP (Back Propagation) neural network is optimized and improved through the optimal selection of network parameters combined with Bayesian regularization. Based on the optimized BP neural network, a modified parameter-vibration noise prediction model is constructed. Finally, the GA (Genetic Algorithm) optimization algorithm is used to solve the prediction model to obtain the optimal combination of modification parameters aiming at the minimum vibration acceleration, the effectiveness and reliability of the modified design are verified through actual simulation. It provides ideas and a basis for the research on vibration and noise reduction of multi-stage gears.

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