SBIR-STTR Award

Expert systems software used in design and manufacturing of commercial transmission systems will be applied to the analysis of military tracked vehicles. Results of the analysis will be compared with data available from field experience and where necessary the expert systems will be modified to suit the unique requirements of the military vehicles. The proposed investigation will also develop preliminary concepts of an optimum design so as to be able to minimize volume/weight of drive trains. Lastly the analysis will reflect on how the performance of drive trains will be impacted by changes in the geometry of the cutting edge of the gear cutting tools. This can be significant contributor to the failure of an otherwise acceptable design.