Bibliography

ANSI/AGMA 2001-B88, Fundamental Rating Factorsand Calculation Methods for Involute Spur and Helical Gear Teeth, 1988   mandatory if serious design is contemplated

AS 2938-1993, Gears - Spur and Helical - Guide to Specification and Rating   relies on AGMA

Colbourne JR, The Geometry of Involute Gears, Springer-Verlag 1987   rather theoretical for this course

Drago RJ, Fundamentals of Gear Design, Butterworths 1988

Dudley DW, Handbook of Practical Gear Design, McGraw-Hill 1984   superseded by Townsend

Erdman AG & Sandor GN, Mechanism Design: Analysis and Synthesis, Prentice Hall 1997   includes epicyclic gear trains

ISO/TR 4467-1982 (E), Addendum Modification of the Teeth of Cylindrical Gears . . ., 1982

Jensen PW, Classical and Modern Mechanisms for Engineers and Inventors, Dekker 1991

Merritt HE, Gear Engineering, Pitman 1971   most comprehensive geometric text

Mitchiner RG & Mabie HH, The Determination of the Lewis Factor and the AGMA Geometry Factor for External Spur Gear Teeth, Trans ASME, Journal of Mech. Design, January 1982

Müller HW, Epicyclic Drive Trains, Wayne State University Press 1982

SAE AE-15, Gear Design Manufacture and Inspection Manual, 1990   automotive oriented

Seireg AA, Friction and Lubrication in Mechanical Design, Dekker 1998   contact, fluid film bearings, gear contact

South DW & Mancuso JR ed,Mechanical Power Transmission Components, Dekker 1994

Townsend DP ed, Dudley's Gear Handbook, McGraw-Hill 1991   useful