Development of a Kinematic Model for a Power Skiving Process Simulation

Advances in machine design have allowed power skiving - a high-speed gear manufacturing technique - to be increasingly viable in creating of high-quality gears. With its increasing adoption in industry, the planning and optimizing of power skiving processes through simulation is of increasing importance. This paper describes the development of a kinematic model for a dexel-based power skiving simulation, as well as initial calculations for relative velocity and cutting force directions. Validations were performed on the kinematic model, and appear to show successful simulation of involute tooth formation using the power skiving motion. Further research is being undertaken to achieve force predictions using dexel-based simulation.