Influence of the Eccentric Error of Star Gear on the Bifurcation Properties of Herringbone Star Gear Transmission with Floating Sun Gear

Taking a herringbone star gear transmission (HSGT) with floating sun gear as an example, the system bifurcation characteristics with the changing of the eccentric error of star gear and the working frequencies are analyzed. For this analysis, a generalized dynamic model of HSGT considering the manufacturing eccentric errors, time-varying mesh stiffness, and load balancing mechanism is established and solved by numerical method. The floating process of sun gear is explained. In this paper, there are seven cases about the eccentric errors of star gears which are calculated, respectively. To study the effect of the working frequencies (including meshing frequency and rotation frequency), the calculation is done at three kinds of input speed in which the working frequencies are close to the system natural frequencies. The results are demonstrated in detail by the bifurcation diagrams, phase plane plots, and Poincare maps. The system bifurcation characteristics are particularly analyzed and compared in every case. This work provides important guidance to the engineering of HSGT.

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