Castable Bulk Metallic Glass Strain Wave Gears: Towards Decreasing the Cost of High-Performance Robotics

被引：59

作者：

Hofmann, Douglas C. ^{[1
,2
]}

Polit-Casillas, Raul ^{[1
]}

Roberts, Scott N. ^{[1
]}

Borgonia, John-Paul ^{[1
]}

Dillon, Robert P. ^{[1
]}

Hilgemann, Evan ^{[1
]}

Kolodziejska, Joanna ^{[2
]}

Montemayor, Lauren ^{[1
]}

Suh, Jong-ook ^{[1
]}

Hoff, Andrew ^{[2
]}

Carpenter, Kalind ^{[1
]}

Parness, Aaron ^{[1
]}

Johnson, William L. ^{[2
]}

Kennett, Andrew ^{[1
]}

Wilcox, Brian ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] CALTECH, Jet Prop Lab, Engn & Sci Directorate, 4800 Oak Grove Dr, Pasadena, CA 91109 USA

[2] CALTECH, Keck Lab Engn Sci, 1200 E Calif Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91125 USA

来源：

SCIENTIFIC REPORTS | 2016年 / 6卷

关键词：

FLEXSPLINE;

D O I：

10.1038/srep37773

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

The use of bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) as the flexspline in strain wave gears (SWGs), also known as harmonic drives, is presented. SWGs are unique, ultra-precision gearboxes that function through the elastic flexing of a thin-walled cup, called a flexspline. The current research demonstrates that BMGs can be cast at extremely low cost relative to machining and can be implemented into SWGs as an alternative to steel. This approach may significantly reduce the cost of SWGs, enabling lower-cost robotics. The attractive properties of BMGs, such as hardness, elastic limit and yield strength, may also be suitable for extreme environment applications in spacecraft.

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