This paper aims to complete the simulation of meshing of a pair of herringbone double circular-arc helical gears by using the multibody dynamic analysis software, SolidWorks motion. Three types of edge modifications, including no edge modification, chamfered edge modification, and rounded edge modification, are applied respectively to the pair of gears. The output angular velocities and contact regions corresponding with the three types of edge modifications are analyzed. Moreover, whether the center distance assembly error affects the output angular velocity and contact regions are analyzed. The results obtained by the simulation of meshing show that rounded edge modification is better than chamfered edge modification, and chamfered edge modification is better than no edge modification. The center distance assembly error has no effect on the output angular velocity and has little effect on the contact regions. Therefore, double circular-arc helical gears are not sensitive to center distance assembly errors.

This paper aims to conduct the meshing simulation of two designs of face-gear drives (FGDs) by using the multibody dynamics software, SolidWorks motion. The pinion in the original design of FGD is not provided with any crowning modification, but the pinion in the improved design of FGD is provided with both profile and longitudinal crowning modifications. The results obtained by the meshing simulation show that the edge contact phenomenon greatly reduces the transmission stability of the original design. By giving the pinion a convex dressing in two directions, the transmission stability can be largely improved. The fluctuation in angular velocity and angular acceleration of the improved design of FGD is obviously lower than those of the original design.

The performance of a double circular-arc tooth harmonic gear drive, which offers advantages over traditional designs, such as lower stress during contact and increased fatigue life, was investigated in this research. The gear drive’s meshing was simulated using dynamic analysis software RecurDyn, and a significant variation in output angular velocity was observed. To address this issue, experiments were planned using the Taguchi method with the L9(34) orthogonal table. The data was analyzed using techniques such as average value calculation, signal-to-noise ratio calculation, variance analysis, and response chart analysis to identify the control factors with the greatest impact on output angular velocity variation. It was found that an improved design with lower output angular velocity variation could be obtained by adjusting these control factors to optimal levels. The findings suggest that the transmission quality of double circular-arc harmonic gear drives can be enhanced by combining multi-flexible body dynamic analysis with the Taguchi method.