The HyGEARS "Finite Strips" are a 2D subset of the Finite Element Analysis. The Finite Strips calculate tooth deformation and bending stresses instantly without having to resort to an external solver, a real time saver.

The Finite Strips provide a user friendly interface to :

• bending stress analysis;
• tooth deformation;
• typical CPU times (meshing and solving) are less than 0.1 second
• meshing is done automatically, without any user intervention.
• Finite Strips offer a precision comparable to that of Finite Elements, without the complexity of FEA.

Result output include :

• tooth bending deformations,
• principle stresses in X and Y directions,
• shear stresses in X and Y directions,
• Von-Mises stresses.

The figure to the right shows the deformation of a hypoid gear tooth under load. Load is applied to a user-selected instant line of contact on  the Bearing Pattern.