The research of load spectrum between flexible gear and wave generator of harmonic drive

The harmonic drive is a kind of gear transmission that uses wave generator to produce controllable soft round elastic deformation and engages with rigid gear to transmit motion and power.The load distribution on the surface of the flexible gear and wave generator is an important parameter of studying the deformation of flexible gear and flexible bearing outside the wave generator and is also a necessary condition for studying the fatigue damage of flexible gear under alternating load.In this paper,a 3D model of 32-type 80:1 harmonic drive is build.Based on the generalized Hooke law,a hypothesis of load distribution which is proved to be validity by using finite element simulation is proposed on the interface of flexible gear and wave generator.On this base,the mathematic model and the quantitative calculation formula of the load distribution on the surface of the flexible gear and wave generator are proposed which provide a basis for the dynamic analysis and the fatigue damage of harmonic gear drive.