The kinematic geometry of gearing

by David B. Dooner

Describing a dynamic new approach to the design, manufacture and evaluation of gears, The Kinematic Geometry of Gearing is an indispensable tool of the trade for gear and power transmission engineers and tribologists. It presents an entirely new and comprehensive methodology for the design and manufacture of virtually all types of toothed bodies for general function transmission. The authors develop, from first principles, the kinematic relationships necessary to design and manufacture circular and non-circular gears and other contact-type motion/force transmission mechanisms. They also demonstrate - with the help of the enclosed software - how the user specifications can be implemented in an interactive PC environment such that gear pairs and cutter pairs can be designed concurrently. . The revolutionary approach outlined by Professors Dooner and Seireg is based on mathematical derivations from various theories of kinematic geometry, especially the screw theory. This approach arms eng