Performance Margin Modeling and Reliability Analysis for Harmonic Reducer Considering Multi-Source Uncertainties and Wear

The harmonic reducer of the space drive mechanism is one of the critical components of the satellite remote sensing system and its reliability is always required strictly in practice. During the manufacturing and usage processes of the harmonic reducer, uncertainties are ubiquitous and performance d...

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Main Authors: Yun Li, Bang-An Tong, Wen-Bin Chen, Xiao-Yang Li, Jia-Bo Zhang, Guo-Xin Wang, Ting Zeng
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Language:English
Published: IEEE 2020-01-01
Series:IEEE Access
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Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9194711/
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spelling doaj-308698c6f72845b7a12f631b57792bd02021-03-30T03:56:01ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362020-01-01817102117103310.1109/ACCESS.2020.30235439194711Performance Margin Modeling and Reliability Analysis for Harmonic Reducer Considering Multi-Source Uncertainties and WearYun Li0Bang-An Tong1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7682-2586Wen-Bin Chen2Xiao-Yang Li3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8468-327XJia-Bo Zhang4Guo-Xin Wang5Ting Zeng6Beijing Spacecrafts, China Academy of Space Technology, Beijing, ChinaSchool of Reliability and Systems Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, ChinaSchool of Reliability and Systems Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, ChinaSchool of Reliability and Systems Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, ChinaBeijing Spacecrafts, China Academy of Space Technology, Beijing, ChinaBeijing Spacecrafts, China Academy of Space Technology, Beijing, ChinaBeijing Spacecrafts, China Academy of Space Technology, Beijing, ChinaThe harmonic reducer of the space drive mechanism is one of the critical components of the satellite remote sensing system and its reliability is always required strictly in practice. During the manufacturing and usage processes of the harmonic reducer, uncertainties are ubiquitous and performance degradation is inevitable, which is mainly caused by the wear between the meshed tooth surfaces. They influence the reliability of harmonic reducer. In this paper, a performance margin modeling and reliability analysis for harmonic reducer considering multi-source uncertainties and wear is proposed. Firstly, based on the functional principle and the influence of wear, the performance margin model is established using hysteresis and transmission errors as key performance parameters. Then multi-source uncertainties are analyzed and quantified, including manufacturing errors, uncertainties in operational and environmental conditions, and uncertainties in performance thresholds. Finally, the reliability model is constructed based on the performance margin. A case study of a harmonic reducer is applied and the reliability sensitivity analysis is implemented to show the practicability of the proposed method. The results show that the proposed method can provide some suggestions to the design and manufacturing phases of the harmonic reducer.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9194711/Performance marginreliabilityharmonic reduceruncertainty quantificationwear
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author Yun Li
Bang-An Tong
Wen-Bin Chen
Xiao-Yang Li
Jia-Bo Zhang
Guo-Xin Wang
Ting Zeng
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Bang-An Tong
Wen-Bin Chen
Xiao-Yang Li
Jia-Bo Zhang
Guo-Xin Wang
Ting Zeng
Performance Margin Modeling and Reliability Analysis for Harmonic Reducer Considering Multi-Source Uncertainties and Wear
IEEE Access
Performance margin
reliability
harmonic reducer
uncertainty quantification
wear
author_facet Yun Li
Bang-An Tong
Wen-Bin Chen
Xiao-Yang Li
Jia-Bo Zhang
Guo-Xin Wang
Ting Zeng
author_sort Yun Li
title Performance Margin Modeling and Reliability Analysis for Harmonic Reducer Considering Multi-Source Uncertainties and Wear
title_short Performance Margin Modeling and Reliability Analysis for Harmonic Reducer Considering Multi-Source Uncertainties and Wear
title_full Performance Margin Modeling and Reliability Analysis for Harmonic Reducer Considering Multi-Source Uncertainties and Wear
title_fullStr Performance Margin Modeling and Reliability Analysis for Harmonic Reducer Considering Multi-Source Uncertainties and Wear
title_full_unstemmed Performance Margin Modeling and Reliability Analysis for Harmonic Reducer Considering Multi-Source Uncertainties and Wear
title_sort performance margin modeling and reliability analysis for harmonic reducer considering multi-source uncertainties and wear
publisher IEEE
series IEEE Access
issn 2169-3536
publishDate 2020-01-01
description The harmonic reducer of the space drive mechanism is one of the critical components of the satellite remote sensing system and its reliability is always required strictly in practice. During the manufacturing and usage processes of the harmonic reducer, uncertainties are ubiquitous and performance degradation is inevitable, which is mainly caused by the wear between the meshed tooth surfaces. They influence the reliability of harmonic reducer. In this paper, a performance margin modeling and reliability analysis for harmonic reducer considering multi-source uncertainties and wear is proposed. Firstly, based on the functional principle and the influence of wear, the performance margin model is established using hysteresis and transmission errors as key performance parameters. Then multi-source uncertainties are analyzed and quantified, including manufacturing errors, uncertainties in operational and environmental conditions, and uncertainties in performance thresholds. Finally, the reliability model is constructed based on the performance margin. A case study of a harmonic reducer is applied and the reliability sensitivity analysis is implemented to show the practicability of the proposed method. The results show that the proposed method can provide some suggestions to the design and manufacturing phases of the harmonic reducer.
topic Performance margin
reliability
harmonic reducer
uncertainty quantification
wear
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9194711/
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