Justification of the Choice of Parameters for the Gear Power Skiving Operation Based on Computer Simulation

Abstract The paper presents the results of modelling and investigation of the gear cutting process using the power skiving method. The investigations are based on the developed geometrical model of undeformed chips. The approach is based on the original method of forming an integral three-dimensional model on the basis of discrete cross-sections of tool tooth in their successive positions on the cutting path, taking into account the shape and size of the gap previously formed by this tooth. The formulae for calculating the cutting force and the forces acting on the work gear and tool are derived as a function of the angular position of the cutter. The dependence of this force on the angle of tool shaft setting and the angle of inclination of gear teeth is studied. The formulae take into account how the cutting intensity changes due to the peculiarities of the kinematics of power skiving technology and the influence of the actual geometric parameters of the tool on the cutting force. Based on the obtained dependencies, a methodology has been developed for the selection of the axial feed rate and spindle set angle to ensure a compromise between the required productivity and the accuracy of the gear profile.