A molecular motor is introduced which is composed of charges only and which does not contain any potential or interaction besides the Coulomb one. The motor is shown to transform efficiently a driven random rotation into a directed translational motion. The direction of translational motion can be chosen dynamically, so that a "forward gear," a "reverse gear," and even a "neutral gear" exist. T...

UNLABELLED We developed an algorithm named GEAR (genomic enrichment analysis of regional DNA copy number changes) for functional interpretation of genome-wide DNA copy number changes identified by array-based comparative genomic hybridization. GEAR selects two types of chromosomal alterations with potential biological relevance, i.e. recurrent and phenotype-specific alterations. Then it perform...

This paper is a survey of the literature on gear noise and vibration. It is divided into three parts, “Transmission error”, “Dynamic models” and “Noise and vibration measurement”. Transmission error (TE) is considered to be an important excitation mechanism for gear noise and vibration. The definition of transmission error is “The difference between the actual position of the output gear and th...

Taking the spur gear as the object of study, based on the dynamic analysis of gear transmission system, the dynamic stress intensity factors of cracked gear teeth are studied by using ANSYS software. The calculation of dynamic stress intensity factor is realized by ANSYS parametric design language. Firstly, the involute tooth profile equation and the root transition curve equation of the gear t...

Gear geometry was optimized for decreased transmission error in order to reduce gearbox noise. Robustness with respect to gear deviations and varying torque was considered in order to find a gear geometry giving low noise in the appropriate torque interval despite deviations from the nominal geometry due to manufacturing tolerances. Static and dynamic transmission error as well as noise and hou...

A fault diagnosis method based on wavelet and adaptive interference canceling is presented for the identification of a damaged gear tooth. A damaged tooth of a certain gear chain generates impulsive signals that could be informative to fault detections. Many publications are available not only for the impulsive vibration signal analysis but the application of signal processing techniques to the...

|III Abstract Powder metallurgy (PM) is usually used in manufacturing parts with complex geometries, such as gears and structural parts. The main attractions of PM are the high rate of material utilization, environmental friendliness of production, economic advantages (especially for complex geometries), and possibility of obtaining lighter components. To find a wide range of applications and c...

An alternative method for kinematic and power analysis of compound gear train is presented, which uses the torques lever analogy a given train. The combines accuracy Willis analytical with clarity graphic Kutzbach. Unlike these methods, torque allows determining not only ratio, but magnitude direction flows, hence determination efficiency planetary application illustrated example novel arrangem...

This paper presents a method for analyzing epicyclic gearboxes by evaluating the speeds, torques and efficiency of the external elements in epicyclic gear mechanisms, as well as the total ratios of the gear box. The method is based on the equations that describe each epicyclic gear mechanism and rules that assign appropriate codes to the external elements. The method emphasizes how power flows ...

Gear box dynamics is characterised by a periodically changing stiffness. In real gear systems, a backlash also exists that can lead to a loss in contact between the teeth. Due to this loss of contact the gear has piecewise linear stiffness characteristics, and the gears can vibrate regularly and chaotically. In this paper we examine the effect of tooth shape imperfections and defects. Using sta...