What are the essential types of gears used in the industry today?Īll of the gears used in the industry nowadays fall into one of three principal types of gearing:ġ. The main purpose of the book has always been to provide gear engineers with an advanced source of comprehensive information on gear design, gear production, and gear application. CRC Press published the current 3rd Edition of the Handbook (revised and updated) in 2016. I took over on the 2nd edition of the Handbook, and it was revised and updated in 2012 by CRC Press. Dudley, published the 1st Edition of the Handbook also by D.W. In 1984, McGraw-Hill Book Company, based on the ideas and instructions from D.W. Dudley’s 1954 book is not the first edition of the Dudley’s Handbook of Practical Gear Design and Manufacture. Dudley and published by the McGraw-Hill Book Company. The book originated from the original 1954 book Practical Gear Design by D.W. What is the history of the book and what is the main purpose? I have also authored and coauthored over 600 scientific papers, and hold over 250 patents on inventions in the field (USA, Japan, Russia, Europe, Canada, Soviet Union, South Korea, Mexico, and others). The monographs Generation of Surfaces (RASTAN, 2001), Kinematic Geometry of Surface Machining (CRC Press, 2007, 2nd Edition 2014), CAD/CAM of Sculptured Surfaces on Multi-Axis NC Machine: The DG/K-Based Approach (M&C Publishers, 2008), Gear Cutting Tools: Fundamentals of Design and Computation (CRC Press, 2010), Precision Gear Shaving (Nova Science Publishers, 2010), Dudley’s Handbook of Practical Gear Design and Manufacture (CRC Press, 2nd Edition, 2012, 3rd Edition 2016), Geometry of Surfaces: A Practical Guide for Mechanical Engineers (Willey, 2013) are among my most recently published volumes. I have authored and coauthored over 30 monographs, handbooks, and textbooks. Besides my work for industry, I train engineering students at universities and gear engineers in companies. I have spent over 40 years developing software, hardware, and other processes for gear design and optimization. My main research interest is the kinematic geometry of part surface generation, with a particular focus on precision gear design, high-power-density gear trains torque share in multi-flow gear trains design of special-purpose gear cutting/finishing tools and design and machine (finish) of precision gears for low-noise and noiseless transmissions of cars, light trucks, and so on.
I have also developed numerous software packages dealing with computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided machining (CAM) of precise gear finishing for a variety of industrial sponsors. I have extensive industrial experience in gear design and manufacture. in 1982, and my doctorate in science (engineering) in 1991, all in mechanical engineering. I received my Master’s in science in 1976, Ph.D. I am a professor of mechanical engineering and a professor of manufacturing engineering. Please tell me a little about yourself and your background.