NUMERICAL MODELLING OF TOOTHED GEAR DYNAMICS

Abstract

This paper presents the results of computer simulations of a gear model, where the variable stiffness of the meshing and backlash are considered. The outcome of such assumptions is a non-linear mathematical model in which chaotic phenomena can occur. During model studies, attention was paid to the identification of areas limited by the physical parameters, for which the analysed system behaved chaotically. To determine the ranges of irregular gear behaviour, numerical procedures were used to plot the bifurcation diagram, the Lyapunov exponent, the amplitude-frequency distribution and the Poincaré cross section.

Keywords

• dynamics
• non-linear vibrations
• chaos
• toothed gear