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Time magazine cover: The Hummingbird Drone
Nano Air Vehicle - Hummingbird drone gears
AKGears Inside!
The cover of TIME magazine (November 28, 2011) presents the Nano Air Vehicle - a Hummingbird developed by the California based AeroVironment for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. Having designed the gear drive components, AKGears is a proud contributor to this project.
Read a new AKGears’ papers:
Measurement of directly designed gears with symmetric and asymmetric teeth, published in the Gear Technology magazine, January/February 2011, 60-65.
Analysis and Testing of Gears with Asymmetric Involute Tooth Form and Optimized Fillet Form for Potential Application in Helicopter Main Drives, published in the Gear Technology magazine, June/July 2011, 46 - 55.
Gear Transmission Density Maximization, published in the Gear Technology magazine, November/December 2011, 46 - 52.
  "Over-standardization of traditional gear design significantly limits the potential performance of custom gear drives. Direct Gear Design® by AKGears resolves this issue, setting new standards for gear performance."
A. Kapelevich
AKGears’ expertise in gear design is the key to an expedient, cost effective, and competitive performance design solution. Its proprietary gear performance maximization technology called Direct Gear Design® delivers an optimized gear train with:
  • Higher load capacity
  • Reduced cost
  • Extended lifetime
  • Reduced size and weight
  • Higher efficiency
  • Reduced noise and vibration
  • Higher reliability
  • Lower backlash and more...


AKGears, LLC   ak@akgears.com   phone: 651-308-8899   fax: 651-486-2716

Alex Kapelevich
Alex Kapelevich

More than thirty years of custom gear research and design experience; over one hundred successfully accomplished projects for variety of gear applications. Author of numerous technical publications and patents. Member of the AGMA Aerospace and Plastic Gearing Committees. Member of SME, ASME, and SAE International.

Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Moscow State Technical University.

Master Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Moscow Aviation Institute.