• 한국기계가공학회지
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• 제21권9호
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• pp.21-27
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• 2022

The rotorcraft engine gearbox transmits the power generated by the turboshaft engine to the rotor by reducing the rotational speed and increasing the torque. The core of the rotorcraft engine gearbox is lightweight performance, which requires maximum weight reduction within the range that meets various requirements and constraints. Therefore, lightweight design through gear macro geometry optimization is necessary. In this study, gear macro geometry optimization was performed to reduce the weight of a rotorcraft engine gearbox. NSGA-III was used for the optimization, resulting in a combination of the gear ratio and macro geometry that minimizes the weight of the total gear. In addition, the safety factor of the gears satisfied the given conditions.

• 한국기계가공학회지
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• 제20권11호
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• pp.36-42
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• 2021

This study was conducted to analyze the effect of the gear specification and gear quality corresponding to the macro geometry on the gear transmission error. The two pairs of gears with large and small transmission errors were selected for calculation, and two pairs of gears were manufactured with different gear quality. The test gears were manufactured by two different gear specifications with ISO 5 and 8 gear quality, respectively. The transmission error measurement system consists of an input motor, reducer, encoders, gearbox, torque meter, and powder brake. To confirm the repeatability of the test results, repeatability was confirmed by performing three repetitions under all conditions, and the average value was used to compare the transmission error results. The transmission errors of the gears were analyzed and compared with the test results. When the gear quality was high, the transmission error was generally low depending on the load, and the load at which the decreasing transmission error phenomenon was completed was also lower. Even when the design transmission error according to the gear specification was different, the difference of the minimum transmission error was not large. The transmission error at the load larger than the minimum transmission error load increased to a slope similar to the slope of the analysis result.

• 농업과학연구
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• 제47권2호
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• pp.327-335
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• 2020

The purpose of this study was to analyze the load distribution and contact safety factor for the power take off (PTO) gear of a 71 kW class agricultural tractor. In this study, a simulation model of the PTO gear-train was developed using Romax DESGINER. The face load factor and contact safety factor were calculated using ISO 6336:2006. The simulation time was set at 2,736 hours considering the lifetime of the tractor, and the simulation was performed for each PTO gear stage at the engine rated power conditions. As a result of the simulation, the face load factors for the driving gear at the PTO 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd stages were 1.644, 1.632, and 1.341, respectively. The contact safety factors for the driving gear at the PTO 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd stages were 1.185, 1.216, and 1.458, respectively. As the PTO gear stage was increased, the face load factor decreased, and the contact safety factor increased. The load distributions for all the PTO gears were concentrated to the right of the tooth width. This causes stress concentrations and shortens the lifespan of the gears. Therefore, it is necessary to improve the face load factor and the contact safety factor with macro-geometry and micro-geometry.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.185-192
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• 2014

유성기어의 설계는 모듈 등의 이산변수, 잇수 등의 정수 변수, 치폭, 종횡비 등의 연속 변수가 혼재된 복잡한 문제로 이를 해결하기 위해서는 최적 설계 기법이 적용되어야 한다. 본 연구에서는 유전 알고리즘(Genetic algorithm)을 이용한 최적 설계를 유성기어 설계에 적용하였다. 유성기어 설계시 기본이 되는 기어 잇수, 모듈, 압력각, 치폭 등과 같은 매크로 지오메트리(Macro-geometry)를 이용하여 이뿌리/치면 강도에 대한 강도 평가를 수행하였으며, 상용 프로그램과의 비교를 통해 검증하였다. 유전 알고리즘을 이용하여 기어의 체적을 최소화하기 위한 최적 설계를 수행하였으며, 이를 통하여 설계자는 초기 설계시 시행착오를 줄여 설계 시간을 단축시킬 수 있었다.