Literature Review September 2026
PDF file with the most relevant top 25 publications September2026 is provided for download by BGA members in each topic area below.
If you see something of interest, please use your favourite search engine to locate a copy. Many publications are open access and readily available to all but contact the BGA if you experience any problems.
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A few papers from the lists have been highlighted for discussion by Rob Frazer from Design Unit.
A flexible method to correct tooth surface deviation for CNC power skiving of face gears
Khoe‑Qui Le, Yu‑Ren Wu, Van‑Quyet Tran, Hoang‑Quy Tran, Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Central University, No. 300, Zhongda Rd., Zhongli District,Taoyuan City 320317, Taiwan
You may not be interested in face gears but the recommended methods to correct the profiles are also applicable to bevel gears.
This paper is heavy on maths and not appropriate for most of us to apply, so why highlight it?
Skiving is an established process, and we have many software houses in the UK who could apply this method to develop software to allow us to use generic machining platforms for gear manufacture. The paper describes the method and shows 3 case studies, including the application of profile and helix crowning. Unfortunately, the results were validated with a 2nd model and the practical implementation on a machine tool has yet to be demonstrated.
Design Method and Teeth Contact Simulation of PEEK Involute spline couplings
Xiangzhen Xue, Wei Yu, Kuan Lin, Ning Zhang, Li Xiao and Yiqiang Jiang, School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi’an 710021, China.
We are all aware that splines and gear couplings are widely used in our industry but the analysis methods for most of us use simple calculations from the 1950’s and permissible stress values based on successful previous applications.
This paper uses those same 1950s calculations and further considers the effect of temperature with the stress/strain with an FEA performed to verify the results. The paper makes recommendations regarding the optimum pressure angle and presents some test results for the analysed example. Not surprisingly, the importance of modelling the operating temperature is highlighted. Overall, this is a useful piece of work.
Why highlight this paper? Splines are used extensively in mechanical power transmissions, but the operating conditions are complicated to accurately analyse in service conditions. Splines are generally reliable, but we could be over designing them. This poses a question- do we need to improve our analysis methods or are we all happy to continue as we are now?
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