Effect predictions of web active control on dynamic behaviors of face gear drives

Face gear dynamics is addressed by many scholars, and vibration suppression of face gear drives is always one of study focuses of face gear dynamics. However, vibration active control solutions of face gear drives are still yet to be constructed. Thus, in the study, a web active control solution of face gear drives, in which face gear web structures are employed to achieve static transmission error active control, is proposed, and a web circumference deformation calculation solution is constructed, as well as a four-degrees of freedom dynamic model of face gear drives is established, and two version control methods of static transmission error are presented. Furthermore, an example case of face gear drives associated with the proposed web active control solution is simulated. The results indicate that effects of the proposed web active control solution on dynamic behaviors of face gear drives are significant, and the fidelity of the proposed web active control solution could be accepted. These contributions would benefit to improve face gear vibrations and engineering applications of face gear drives