Investigations on the Effect of Synchronizer Strut Detent Groove Profile on Static and Dynamic Gear Shift Quality of a Manual Transmission Mahindra and Mahindra Limited

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

K, Barathiraja, author.

Contributor:

A, Vivek

Goel, Somya

K, Jibin Paul

Vellandi, Vikraman

Conference Name:

International Conference on Advances in Design, Materials, Manufacturing and Surface Engineering for Mobility (2020-09-25 : Chennai, India)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource cm

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 2020

Summary:

Automotive manufacturers are constantly working towards enhancing the driving experience of the customers. In this context, improving the static and dynamic gear shift quality plays a major role in ensuring a pleasant and comfortable driving experience. Moreover, the gear shift quality of any manual transmission is mainly defined by the design of the synchronizer system. In the present work, the static and dynamic shift quality of a 300 Nm manual transmission is analyzed with different synchronizer sleeve strut detent profiles.The synchronizer sleeve strut detent groove profile play a vital role in defining the performance of the synchronizer system by generating the minimum required pre-synchronization force. This force is important to move the outer synchronizer ring (blocker ring) to the required index position and to wipe-out the oil from the conical friction surfaces to build rapid high cone torque. Both these functional requirements are extremely critical to have a smooth and quick synchronization of the rotating parts under dynamic shift conditions. However, the same pre-synchronization force could perceived as a mild-obstruction in static shift conditions that could affect the perceived shift-quality of the vehicle. Hence, a detailed evaluation was conducted with two different strut groove profiles including 45 deg and 30 deg. The evaluations included a detailed mathematical calculation, vehicle level assessment using Gear-Shift Quality Assessment (GSQA) equipment and rig level measurements of cone torque generation.The investigation results revealed that the 30 deg variant could offer a better shift quality in static conditions with ~ 20% reduction in the peak strut force. However, under dynamic conditions, the reduced pre-synchronization force of the 30 deg variant is observed to be having a negative impact on the oil wiping pressure. The reduced oil wiping pressure leads to a reduction in the friction coefficient of the conical surfaces leading to a slight reduction in the cone torque by 5%. However, the increase in cone torque did not result in a perceivable shift impulse increase at the vehicle level. The authors explain the reasons behind the observed results supported by calculations and experimental measurements at vehicle and rig level

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Publisher Number:

2020-28-0319

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