Contribution on the Optimization of the Spur Gears Design Process Using Software Application

This paper illustrates a method, in conformity with Standards [10 - 14], regarding gear design. The optimization process using this method consists in reducing the number of design steps and also in its accuracy. This method takes into consideration the functionality of gears. This method, called also the operational method [1], involves 10 kinematic and dynamic restrictions, that provide a direct calculus of gears, without any iterations. The standard methods require successive iterations, until the appropriate result is obtained. The comparison between these methods is presented below. The kinematic and dynamic restrictions, being defined as mathematical functions, could easily be implemented in a programming language.