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Area of Science:

  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Metrology

Background:

  • Existing ISO standards lack detailed calibration procedures for gear-rolling measurement equipment.
  • This deficiency contributes to poor reproducibility in gear rolling tests.
  • Measurement uncertainty analysis reveals sensor accuracy is only one component of total uncertainty.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and present a novel calibration and verification procedure for worm gear rolling testers.
  • To enhance the accuracy and reproducibility of gear rolling measurements.
  • To address limitations in current gear measurement equipment.

Main Methods:

  • Adapted calibration techniques from machine tools, coordinate measuring machines, and gear metrology instruments.
  • Numerically compensated for measuring instrument errors.
  • Evaluated the impact of movement error components on the gear meshing point.

Main Results:

  • Identified unintentional position variations not detected by standard sensors.
  • Quantified the influence of these variations on the meshing point.
  • Demonstrated that including these variations in calibration reduces measurement uncertainty.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed calibration procedure improves the accuracy of worm gear rolling testers.
  • Addressing unintentional position variations is crucial for reducing measurement uncertainty.
  • This work is a step towards developing optimized equipment for more reliable gear measurements.