ENDOSCOPIC IMAGING USING IN-COHERENT FIBER-OPTIC BUNDLES

Not Available This proposal will develop a system to provide a complete gear transmission simulation code to be used by government, industries, academia and private individuals over the Internet. Gear transmission simulation software for spur, helical, star and multiple planetary systems will be developed and verified for various applications. The simulation code will include the effects of profile modification, tip relief, non-standard center distances, misalignment, variable lubricant properties, and tooth surface damage. The software capabilities will include large and small material deformations, transient gear tooth loading conditions and gear tooth stress analysis, transient and steady state dynamic analysis, gear mesh stiffness and damping, and condition-based gear tooth health monitoring. The objective of this proposal will be achieved by using an existing NASA funded gear analysis code (GEARDYNMULT) as the building block for the development of this software. The bearing software will be disseminated via the Internet. B&C Engineering Associates, Inc. (B&CEA) and Partners in Scientific Computing (PSCICO) are currently working together to develop a virtual library' of scientific codes which government, industry, academia and private individuals can utilize to perform research, verification and design in various areas of science and engineering. While the developed software will be executed in the BCEA workstation, only uploading and downloading capabilities are required from t