Abstract: An analysis of the tangential compliance of elastic bodies in concentrated contact is applied to traction drive elements to determine their torsional stiffness. Both static loading and rotating ...

Abstract: The results of a test program to evaluate a compact, high performance, fixed-ratio traction drive are presented. This transmission, the Nasvytis Multiroller Traction Drive, is a fixed-ratio, ...

Abstract: A contact fatigue life analysis method for multiroller traction drives is presented. The method is based on the Lundberg-Palmgren analysis method for rolling element bearing life prediction, and ...

Abstract: A simplified fatigue life analysis for traction drive contacts of arbitrary geometry is presented. The analysis is based on the Lundberg-Palmgren theory used for rolling-element bearings. The ...