On the design of power gear trains: Insight regarding number of stages and their respective ratios.

This paper presents a formulation for selecting the stage ratios and number of stages in a multistage transmission with a given desired total transmission ratio in a manner that maximizes efficiency, maximizes acceleration, or minimizes the mass of the transmission. The formulation is used to highli...

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Main Authors: Harrison L Bartlett, Brian E Lawson, Michael Goldfarb
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5983518?pdf=render