The article discusses the problem of a torque ripple on the output shaft of a cycloidal gearbox. To investigate the phenomenon, numerical simulations were performed and compared with the experimental results. Simulations were performed with multibody dynamic software—one with rigid and second with flexible elements. The dynamic model of the gearbox for the determination of the amplitude of the torque change was introduced, where the model utilizes periodical change of the stiffness of gear components as well as geometrical parameters, which are the results of machining and assembly tolerances. The test was made on a gearbox that was calculated, designed, and tested by the authors of the article. To perform the test, a test bench was built. The bench included electric motors, torque meters, and a control application.

This article presents results of the numerical analysis of cycloidal gearbox, which were obtained in MSC Adams engineering software. Multibody geometry for dynamical analysis was designed in Autodesk Inventor Professional 2017 and imported in MSC Adams. The results of analysis are forces acting on the internal and external sleeves, position, velocity and acceleration of the selected points on the cycloidal gearbox’s moving components. Indirect result is time course of the torque at output shaft which was calculated on the basis of forces acting on the internal sleeves, which are parts of the equilibrium mechanism and displacements of these sleeves. Knowledge about cycloidal gearbox’s loading conditions is important in its design process. Main advantage of a cycloidal gearbox is distribution of the forces on multiple external sleeves, while in majority of other gears only one tooth is in contact at a time.

The main aim of this article is to compare various heating methods of the shrink-fit connection and to analyse its shrinkage mechanism. The shrink fit connection consists of the crank and the pin or the ring and the pin, which have negative value of the geometrical clearance. The experimental part of research included the measurement of the temperature at the various points in the surface of the crank, the measurement of the residual stress 5 mm from the crank hole and the measurement of the maximum torsional moment, at which sliding of the shrink-fit connection occurs. Conformity between data from the Finite Element Analysis and the experimental data was obtained in relation to the von Mises stress. The analysis results show that Lamé equations can be successfully used for calculation of the load capacity even for parts with the irregular shape.

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