Title: Computerised symbolic planetary transmission modelling for automotive design

Authors: Christos Spitas; Andas Amrin; Amin Amani; Georgios Vasileiou; Vasileios Spitas

Addresses: School of Engineering, Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan ' School of Engineering, Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan ' ASML, Eindhoven, Netherlands ' School of Mechanical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece ' School of Mechanical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece

Abstract: A method and its computerised implementation are proposed for the modelling of planetary transmission systems. Using a computer symbolic scripting environment, a number of idea class objects and appropriate methods to manipulate them are defined, implementing all the relationships that govern the system kinematics, mechanical efficiency and geometric compatibility. The outcome is a system of equations involving the most pertinent design and performance parameters, which allow a systematic interrogation of the relationships between system design and performance. This method is particularly useful for the synthesis and design of novel automotive planetary transmissions, where very early in the design process an analytical solution to several inverse problems is required, making the proposed computerised symbolic modelling indispensable.

Keywords: planetary transmission; symbolic modelling; dynamics; efficiency.

DOI: 10.1504/IJPT.2019.098123

International Journal of Powertrains, 2019 Vol.8 No.1, pp.58 - 73

Received: 25 Feb 2018
Accepted: 19 Oct 2018
Published online: 04 Mar 2019 *

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