Bifurcation and chaos study on transverse-torsional coupled 2K-H planetary gear train with multiple clearances

Abstract

A new non-linear transverse-torsional coupled model was proposed for 2K-H planetary gear train, and gear’s geometric eccentricity error, comprehensive transmission error, time-varying meshing stiffness, sun-planet and planet-ring gear pair’s backlashes and sun gear’s bearing clearance were taken into consideration. The solution of differential governing equation of motion was solved by applying variable step-size Runge-Kutta numerical integration method. The system motion state was investigated systematically and qualitatively, and exhibited diverse characteristics of bifurcation and chaos as well as non-linear behavior under different bifurcation parameters including meshing frequency, sun-planet backlash, planet-ring backlash and sun gear’s bearing clearance. Analysis results show that the increasing damping could suppress the region of chaotic motion and improve the system’s stability significantly. The route of crisis to chaotic motion was observed under the bifurcation parameter of meshing frequency. However, the routes of period doubling and crisis to chaos were identified under the bifurcation parameter of sun-planet backlash; besides, several different types of routes to chaos were observed and coexisted under the bifurcation parameter of planet-ring backlash including period doubling, Hopf bifurcation, 3T-periodic channel and crisis. Additionally, planet-ring backlash generated a strong coupling effect to system’s non-linear behavior while the sun gear’s bearing clearance produced weak coupling effect. Finally, quasi-periodic motion could be found under all above–mentioned bifurcation parameters and closely associated with the 3T-periodic motion.

Keywords

planetary gear train / bifurcation / chaos / transverse-torsional coupling / backlash / bearing clearance

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