Journal of Jilin University(Engineering and Technology Edition) ›› 2025, Vol. 55 ›› Issue (8): 2487-2500.doi: 10.13229/j.cnki.jdxbgxb.20231312

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Multi-objective optimization of high-speed thin-walled gears considering dynamic performance

Chang-zhao LIU1,2(),Jian SONG1,2,Zheng-qi LI1,2,Tie ZHANG1,2,Lei WANG1,2   

  1. 1.State Key Laboratory of Mechanical Transmission for Advanced Equipment,Chongqing University,Chongqing 400044,China
    2.College of Mechanical and Vehicle Engineering,Chongqing University,Chongqing 400030,China
  • Received:2023-11-28 Online:2025-08-01 Published:2025-11-14

Abstract:

In order to improve the power density, the aviation gear is usually made of thin wall structure such as thin web and thin rim, but this will make the gear highly flexible, resulting in decreased dynamic performance. In high-speed thin-walled gear design, how to balance lightweight and dynamic performance to make the system performance optimal is a big problem. Therefore, firstly considering the influence of thin-walled gear, shaft, housing and other components flexibility, gear 6 degrees of freedom, centrifugal force, inertia force, the flexible multi-body dynamics model of high-speed thin-walled gear system is established, and verified by experiments. Secondly, a multi-objective lightweight optimization design method for high-speed thin-walled gears based on flexible gear dynamics is proposed. In the optimization design, based on the dynamic simulation of high-speed thin-walled gear, the evaluation indexes of dynamic performance, strength and fatigue life are established. The parameter-performance correlation analysis method is used to select the most influential parameters for optimization. Finally, the multi-objective lightweight design research is carried out, and the high-speed thin-walled gear system with lower vibration noise and lighter weight compared to traditional designs is obtained.

Key words: mechanical design, high-speed thin-walled gears, flexible multi-body dynamics, parameter-performance correlation analysis, multi-objective optimization, lightweight

CLC Number: 

  • TH132.4

Table 1

Main parameters of gears"

参数名称小齿轮大齿轮
齿数3568
法向模数/mm2.52.5
法向压力角/(°)2525
螺旋角/(°)1212
法向齿顶高系数11
法向顶隙系数0.250.25
齿宽/mm4040

Fig.1

High-speed thin-walled gears system"

Fig.2

Meshing model of helical cylindrical gears"

Fig.3

Housing model and node division"

Fig.4

Bull gear model and node division"

Fig.5

Pinion gear model and node division"

Fig.6

Force analysis of node i"

Fig.7

Flexible multi-body dynamics model of high-speed thin-walled gears system"

Fig.8

Test bench field diagram"

Fig.9

Comparison of experimental and simulated vibration acceleration in time domain and frequency domain"

Table 2

Comparison of vibration acceleration between experiment and simulation"

方向振动加速度峰峰值/(m·s-2啮合频率fm幅值/(m·s-2
实验仿真误差/%实验仿真误差/%
X183.18171.816.219.0510.1812.49
Y109.65115.625.445.255.392.67
Z148.17131.5811.2023.4624.022.39

Fig.10

Flow chart of optimized design of high-speed thin-walled gear system"

Fig.11

Node offset evaluation area"

Fig.12

Schematic diagram of air noise radiation on the surface of the housing"

Fig.13

S-N curve of gear material"

Fig.14

Schematic diagram of optimization parameters of high-speed thin-walled gear"

Fig.15

Automated parametric modeling, data interface and automated simulation programs"

Fig.16

Dimensional constraint diagram"

Fig.17

Parameter-performance correlation coefficient matrix"

Fig.18

Influence of housing wall thickness on maximum vibration velocity and total mass"

Fig.19

Curve of Maximum vibration offset of shaft-shaft through hole diameter"

Table 3

The selected structural design parameters"

部件或结构符号物理意义
减重孔nrh减重孔数量
drh减重孔径向位置
wrh减重孔宽度
αrh减重孔周向角
轮缘和腹板drim轮缘内径
lout腹板外径处与左端面距离
tout腹板外径处壁厚
lin腹板内径处与左端面距离
tin腹板内径处壁厚
dsh轴通孔直径
箱体th箱体壁厚

Fig.20

Multi-objective optimization feasible solution set"

Fig.21

Pareto optimal solution set in the optimization target domain"

Table 4

Comparison of original design and multi-objective optimization tradeoff solution performance"

性能目标原设计权衡解1权衡解2
emt0.1740.1620.165
ms/kg41.6638.4331.57
vmax/(mm·s-18.588.4611.15

Table 5

Structural parameters of the original design and multi-objective optimization"

结构参数原设计权衡解1权衡解2
nrh043
drh/mm087.1093.17
wrh/mm015.7825.32
αrh/rad00.080.03
drim/mm155161.50155.88
lout/mm1411.0113.96
tout/mm128.824.06
lin/mm1410.393.28
tin/mm128.809.94
dsh/mm09.3410.12
th/mm1514.2011.27

Fig.22

Thin-walled big gear of the original design and the tradeoff solution 1"

Fig.23

Comparison of meshing torque between the original design and the tradeoff solution"

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