Nonlinear dynamic modeling of a helicopter planetary gear train for carrier plate crack fault diagnosis

作     者：Fan Lei Wang Shaoping Wang Xingjian Han Feng Lyu Huawei 

作者机构：School of Automation Science and Electrical EngineeringBeihang University 41th DetachmentPeople’s Liberation Army Troop 61267 

出 版 物：《Chinese Journal of Aeronautics》 (中国航空学报（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2016年第29卷第3期

页      面：675-687页

核心收录：

学科分类：08[工学] 082503[工学-航空宇航制造工程] 0825[工学-航空宇航科学与技术] 

基　　金：co-supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(2014CB046402) the Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51175014) ‘‘111" Project 

主　　题：Angular shift Carrier plate crack Crack fault diagnosis Helicopter planetary geartrain Nonlinear dynamicsmodeling 

摘      要：Planetary gear train plays a significant role in a helicopter operation and its health is of great importance for the flight safety of the helicopter. This paper investigates the effects of a planet carrier plate crack on the dynamic characteristics of a planetary gear train, and thus finds an effec- tive method to diagnose crack fault. A dynamic model is developed to analyze the torsional vibra- tion of a planetary gear train with a cracked planet carrier plate. The model takes into consideration nonlinear factors such as the time-varying meshing stiffness, gear backlash and viscous damping. Investigation of the deformation of the cracked carrier plate under static stress is performed in order to simulate the dynamic effects of the planet carrier crack on the angular displacement of car- rier posts. Validation shows good accuracy of the developed dynamic model in predicting dynamic characteristics of a planetary gear train. Fault features extracted from predictions of the model reveal the correspondence between vibration characteristic and the conditions （length and position） of a planet carrier crack clearly.