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A.L. Kapelevich, Direct Gear Design, 2nd Edition, CRC Press, 2021.

A.L. Kapelevich, Asymmetric Gearing, CRC Press, 2018.

A.L. Kapelevich, Direct Gear Design, CRC Press, 2013.


A.L. Kapelevich, Y.V. Shekhtman, Parametric study of hypocycloidal involute gears, International Conference on Gears, Garching near Munich, Germany, September 15-17, 2022. Published in VDI-Berichte Nr. 2389, 2022, VDI Verlag GmbH, Page 433 – 444.

A.L. Kapelevich, Y.V. Shekhtman, Optimization of Asymmetric Gear Tooth Root Generated with Protuberance Hob, International Conference on Gears, Garching near Munich, Germany, September 13-17, 2019. Published in Gear Solutions, June 2020, 32-37.

A.L. Kapelevich, Optimal Polymer Gear Design: Metal-to-Plastic Conversion, AGMA Fall Technical Meeting, Detroit, MI, October 14-16, 2019, (19FTM04). Published in Gear Technology, May 2020, 40-45.

A.L. Kapelevich, Y.V. Shekhtman, Flank Profile Modification Optimization for Spur Asymmetric Gears, International Gear Conference 2018, Conference Proceedings Volume 1, August 27-29 2018, Lyon, France. Published in Gear Technology, January/February 2019, 65-68.

A.L. Kapelevich, Y.V. Shekhtman, Root Fillet Optimization of Thin Rim Planet Gears with Asymmetric Teeth, International Conference on Gears, Garching near Munich, Germany, September 13-17, 2017. Published in Gear Solutions, March 2018, 52-55.

A.L. Kapelevich, Y.V. Shekhtman, Rating of Helical Asymmetric Tooth Gears, International ASME Power Transmission and Gearing Conference, August 6-9, 2017, Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Published in Gear Technology, November/December 2017, 78-81.

A.L. Kapelevich, A. Flodin, Contact ratio optimization of powder metal gears, JSME International Conference on Motion and Power Transmissions, MPT 2017 - Kyoto, Japan February 28 - March 3, 2017. Published in Gear Solutions, August 2017, 39-44.

A.L. Kapelevich, Y.V. Shekhtman, Analysis and Optimization of Contact Ratio of Asymmetric Gears, International Conference on Power Transmissions, Chongqing, China, October 27-30, 2016. Published in Gear Technology, March/April 2017, 67-71.

A.L. Kapelevich, Analysis and Optimization of Asymmetric Epicyclic Gears, International Conference on Gears, Garching near Munich, Germany, October 5-7, 2015. Published in Gear Solutions, August 2016, 50-55.

A.L. Kapelevich, Y.V. Shekhtman, Rating of Asymmetric Tooth Gears, AGMA Fall Technical Meeting, Detroit, MI, October 18-20, 2015, (15FTM18). Published in Power Transmission Engineering, April 2016, 40-45.

A.L. Kapelevich, Direct Gear Design for Asymmetric Tooth Gears, a fragment of the book V. Goldfarb and N. Barmina (eds.), Theory and Practice of Gearing and Transmissions, Mechanisms and Machine Science 34, Springer International Publishing, 2016, 117-143.

A.L. Kapelevich, T.M. McNamara Advantages of Direct Gear Design for Automotive Polymer Gear Drives, Plastics in Motion Conference, June 1-4, Dearborn, MI. It was published in Gear Solutions, December 2015, 40-46.

A.L. Kapelevich Pitch Factor Analysis for Symmetric and Asymmetric Tooth Gears, International Gear Conference 2014, Conference Proceedings Volume 1, August 26-28 2014, Lyon, France. It was published in Gear Solutions, December 2016, 27-33.

A.L. Kapelevich, S.D. Korosec Involute Spiral Face Coupling and Gears: Design Approach and Manufacturing Technique, AGMA Fall Technical Meeting, Crystal City, Arlington, VA, October 12-14, 2014, (14FTM10). Published in Gear Solutions, February 2015, 33-37.

A.L. Kapelevich, Y.V. Shekhman Fabrication of Directly Designed Gears with Symmetric And Asymmetric Teeth, International Conference on Gears, Garching near Munich, Germany, October 4-6, 2010. Published in Gear Technology, November/December 2014, 86-91.

A. L. Kapelevich High Gear Ratio Epicyclic Drives Analysis, AGMA Fall Technical Meeting, Indianapolis, Indiana, September 15-17, 2013, (13FTM06). Published in Gear Solutions, June 2014, 62-67.

S.I. Shankin, A. A. Stupakov, I.L. Glikson, V.M. Ananiev, A.L. Kapelevich Modernization of Main Helicopter Gearbox with Asymmetric Tooth Gears, International ASME Power Transmission and Gearing Conference, August 4-7, 2013, Portland, Oregon, USA. Published in Gear Solutions, March 2014, 46-49.

A.L. Kapelevich, Asymmetric Gears: Parameter Selection Approach, International Conference on Power Transmissions (ICPT'2011), October 25 - 29, 2011, Xi'an, China. Xi'an. China. Published in Gear Technology, June/July 2012, 48 - 51.

A.L. Kapelevich and V.M. Ananiev, Gear Transmission Density Maximization, 11th International ASME Power Transmission and Gearing Conference, August 28-31, 2011, Washington, DC, USA. Published in Gear Technology, November/December 2011, 46 - 52.

F.W. Brown, S.R. Davidson, D.B. Hanes, D.J. Weires, and A. L. Kapelevich, Analysis and Testing of Gears with Asymmetric Involute Tooth Form and Optimized Fillet Form for Potential Application in Helicopter Main Drives, AGMA Fall Technical Meeting, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, October 18-19, 2010, (10FTM14). Published in Gear Technology, June/July 2011, 46 - 55.

A. L. Kapelevich, E. Taye, Self-Locking Gears: Design and Potential Applications, AGMA Fall Technical Meeting, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, October 18-19, 2010, (10FTM17). Published in Gear Solutions, May 2012, 53-58.

A. L. Kapelevich, Measurement of directly designed gears with symmetric and asymmetric teeth, International Conference on Gears, Garching near Munich, Germany, October 4-6, 2010. Published in Gear Technology, January/February 2011, 60 - 65.

A. L. Kapelevich, An Alternative Design for Speed Increasers, Wind Systems, April 2010, 26 - 33.

A. L. Kapelevich, Y. V. Shekhtman, Area of Existence of Involute Gears, 3rd International Conference Power Transmission '09, Kallithea, Greece, 1-2 October 2009. Published in Gear Technology, January/February 2010, 64 - 69.

A. L. Kapelevich, Thinking out of the gearbox, Wind Power Technology (in English and Chinese), Autumn 2009, 26 - 31.

A. L. Kapelevich, T. M. McNamara, A better way to design gears for medical devices, Medical Design, March, 2009, 44-47.

A. L. Kapelevich, Direct Gear Design of Asymmetric Gears: Approach and Application, JSME International Conference on Motion and Power Transmissions, Matsushima, Japan, May 13-15, 2009. Published in Gear Solutions, September 2011, 37-51.

A. L. Kapelevich, Y. V. Shekhtman, Tooth Fillet Profile Optimization for Gears with Symmetric and Asymmetric Teeth, AGMA Fall Technical Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, October 12-14, 2008, (08FTM06). Published in Gear Technology, September/October 2009, 73 - 79.

V. I. Goldfarb, A. L. Kapelevich, A. A. Tkachev, An Advanced Approach to Optimal Gear Design, Gear Solutions, August 2008, 40-51.

A.S. Novikov, A.G. Paikin, V.L. Dorofeyev, V.M. Ananiev, A.L. Kapelevich, Application of Gears with Asymmetric Teeth in Turboprop Engine Gearbox, 10th International ASME Power Transmission and Gearing Conference, September 4-7, 2007, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Published in Gear Technology, January/February 2008, 60 - 65.

A. L. Kapelevich, Direct Design Approach for High Performance Gear Transmissions, Global Powertrain Congress 2007 June 17-19, 2007, Berlin, Germany and Published in the Global Powertrain Congress Proceedings, Vol. 39-42, 66-71. Published in Gear Solutions, January 2008, 22-31.

A. L. Kapelevich, Gear Design: Breaking the status quo, Machine Design, May 10th, 2007, 89 - 93.

A. L. Kapelevich, R. E. Kleiss, Direct Gear Design for Spur and Helical Gears, Gear Technology, September/October 2002, 29 - 35.

A. L. Kapelevich, Y. V. Shekhtman, Direct Gear Design: Bending Stress Minimization, Gear Technology, September/October 2003, 44 - 49.

A. L. Kapelevich, Geometry and design of involute spur gears with asymmetric teeth, Mechanism and Machine Theory, 35 (2000), 117-130.

A. L. Kapelevich, T. M. McNamara, Direct Gear Design for Automotive Applications, SAE 2005 World Congress, April 11-14, 2005 in Detroit, MI

A. L. Kapelevich, Direct Gear Design Drives Performance, Gear Solutions, January 2004, 28,29.

A. L. Kapelevich, T. M. McNamara, Direct Gear Design for Optimal Gear Performance, SME's Gear Processing and Manufacturing Conference, October 6, 2003 alongside AGMA's GEAR EXPO '03 - in Columbus, OH

F. L. Litvin, Q. Lian, A. L. Kapelevich, Asymmetric modified gear drives: reduction of noise, localization of contact, simulation of meshing and stress analysis, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 188 (2000), 363-390. This paper was presented on the workshop of the Gear Research Laboratory of University of Illinois at Chicago and NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, May 18, 1999.

R. E. Kleiss, A. L. Kapelevich, N. J. Kleiss Jr., New Opportunities with Molded gears, AGMA Fall Technical Meeting, Detroit, October 3-5, 2001, (01FTM9)

 

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