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The chapter starts with the theory defining S-gears and their properties and compares S- and involute gears. Most of the text deals with cylindric spur gears. S-gears are defined with the half-symmetric rack profile, which then uniquely defines the path of contact and gears. Reshaping of the gear flanks for external and internal gear pairs is presented here and thermal behavior discussed and compared with the involute gears. Experimental verification of S-gears theory, especially durability and thermal behavior of importance for plastic gears is presented. So, in this chapter a material combination of interest was alloy steel and POM (which was only heat stabilized). The chapter presents some specific information about this. And finally, the planocentric gearbox focused on high-tech industry (e.g., robotics) is presented. The problem is how to achieve required properties. So, all possible analytical tools should be used to minimize backlash and many other parameters which is also presented in the paper.
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Hlebanja, G., Erjavec, M., Hriberšek, M., Knez, L., Kulovec, S. (2022). Theory and Applications Based on S-Gear Geometry. In: Radzevich, S.P. (eds) Recent Advances in Gearing. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-64638-7_2
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