Industrial robots play a key role in production lines. As a direct consequence, even a slight
degradation of their operating conditions could negatively affect the entire manufacturing …

Harmonic gear reducer is widely used in industrial robots, aerospace, optics, and other high‐
end fields. The failure of harmonic gear reducer is mainly caused by the damage of flexible …

Strain wave gears, also known as harmonic drives, are employed in a wide range of fields
such as robotics and aerospace, where light weights, precision, and reliability are essential …

In this study, an optimization process was designed for a strain wave gear (SWG) through
finite element analysis (FEA) to improve its performance. Two optimization steps are …

Deformation of the flexspline is the basis of analyzing tooth trajectory and designing tooth
profile. Considering the tooth influence on the position of equivalent neutral layer, a …

Flexspline is the most vulnerable component of harmonic drives, and its wear is likely to
induce failure. Therefore, this study investigated the tribological properties of three typical …

Flexspline frictional degradation causes failure of harmonic drives. This study focused on the
improvement of the flexspline tribological properties. Flexspline material 40Cr was modified …

In this study, the characteristics of a strain wave gear (SWG) with a double-circular-arc with a
common tangent (DCACT) profile were simulated using two-dimensional (2D) and three …

Deformation stress of a flexspline under the action of a wave generator directly affects the
service life of the flexspline and meshing quality of meshing pair. This study proposed a new …

The present paper proposes a detailed Failure Mode, Effects, and Criticality Analysis
(FMECA) on harmonic drives, focusing on their integration within the UR5 cobot. While …