Introduction In robot configurations it is desirable to be able to obtain an arbitrary orientation of the output element or end-effector. This impliesa minimum of two independent rotations about two (generally perpendicular) intersecting axes. If, in addit:ion, the output element performs a mechanical task such as in manufacturing or assembly (e.g., drilling, turning, boring, etc.) it may be ne...

A problem with electrically driven vehicles is resonances in the drive train caused by elasticity and gear play. Disadvantageous effects caused by this are noticeable vibrations and high mechanical stresses due to torque oscillations. The oscillations can be damped using a control structure consisting of a nonlinear observer to estimate the torque in the gear and a controller, which computes a ...

The knowledge of the actual engaged gear is essential to achieve highquality control of an automotive power train. In cars equipped with manual gear shift, this information is not directly available. A hybrid observer for on–line identification of the actual engaged gear is proposed. Two hybrid models of an automotive driveline, a detailed one for verification and a reduced-order one for synthe...

Robust features are very critical to track the degradation process of a gear. They are key factors for implementing fault diagnosis and prognosis. This has driven the need in research for extracting good features. This paper used a new method, Narrowband Interference Cancellation, to suppress the narrow band component and enhance the impulsive component enabling the gear fault detection easier....

Here the theoretical maximum contact stress is calculated by Hertz equation. Also the finite element analysis of spur gear is done to determine the maximum contact stress by ANSYS 14.5. It was found that the results from both Hertz equation and Finite Element Analysis are comparable. From the deformation pattern of steel and grey cast iron, it could be concluded that difference between the maxi...