Spatial mapping tooth profile design and transmission characteristics analysis of harmonic drive based on scaling factor
摘要
This study proposes a method for the design of spatial mapping profile for harmonic drives based on scaling factors, and provides an in-depth analysis of their transmission characteristics. Firstly, the tooth profile mapping equations for harmonic drive are established by using the rack approximation method and the fundamental theorem of meshing. Then, scaling factors are introduced, and planar profiles of harmonic drives with varying scaling factors are derived through the application of conjugate theory. This study investigates the effect of scaling factors on the conjugate interval. Especially, loss areas for the quadratic conjugation and two-point conjugation are analyzed. The loss areas for the quadratic conjugation and two-point conjugation increase as the scaling factor increases. According to the nonlinear deformation of the FS teeth in the axial direction, a spatial mapping profile of the harmonic drive is developed, and a finite element method is employed to analyze the Von-Mises stress and contact stress of the HD. A reasonable scaling factor is beneficial to increase the meshing interval and improve the stress distribution of the assembly stress, tooth root bending stress, and tooth surface contact stress of the harmonic drive.