Contact Stress Analysis of Motorcycle Transmission Gears Using Autodesk Inventor

Abstract

Almost all components have mechanical contacts on the surface while in working condition. Contacts that occur between components can be static contact, rolling contact, or sliding contact. Motorcycle have a complex transmission gears. In this study, the transmission gears analyzed are pair of second-level gears from a motorcycle. Software used is Autodesk Inventor. The study begin with the design of gears, then a stress analysis performed to generate Von Mises stress, displacement and contact pressure. The maximum torque of the motorcycle is 7256.921 Nmm. The gear material is AISI 4142 alloy steel which has a yield strength of 1619 MPa. The consequences have been offered and finite element analysis outcomes had been compared with mathematical calculations, wherever available.