Dynamic Modeling and Analysis of Nonlinear Compound Planetary System

In the vehicle composite planetary gear transmission system, nonlinear excitations such as time-varying meshing stiffness, backlash and comprehensive error would lead to large vibration and noise, uneven load distribution, unstable operation and other problems. To address these issues, this work focuses on compound planetary gears and develops the bending-torsion coupling nonlinear dynamic model of the system based on the Lagrange equation. There are internal and external multi-source excitations applied to the system. This model is used to study the bending-torsion coupling meshing deformation relationship of each meshing pair along with the translational and torsional directions. The natural frequencies and vibration modal characteristics of the system are extracted from the model, and the influence of rotational inertia and meshing stiffness on the inherent characteristics of the system are studied. The coupling vibration characteristics of the system under operating condition are analyzed in terms of the inherent characteristics and time–frequency characteristics of the system. The simulation results exhibit that the planetary gear system has three modes. The change in natural frequency trajectory has two phenomena: modal transition and trajectory intersection. The main frequencies include engine rotating frequency, meshing frequency and its double frequency, and the rotation frequency and harmonic frequency of the engine have a great influence on the vibration response of the system. Finally, the virtual prototype of the composite planetary system is used to verify the accuracy of the established model from speed, inherent characteristics, meshing force and frequency composition