Theory of Gearing

Kinematics, Geometry, and Synthesis

Stephen P. Radzevich

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2026
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• eBook ISBN:
  9781040599594
• Subtopic: Industrial Design
• Index: Technology & Engineering

This comprehensive fourth edition of Stephen P. Radzevich's acclaimed work presents a thorough exploration of gear theory, offering both theoretical foundations and practical applications for engineers and researchers working with gear design and manufacturing.

The fourth edition has been meticulously revised with the entire manuscript thoroughly updated to enhance clarity and precision. Many illustrations have been completely replaced with superior versions, and numerous new illustrations have been added throughout the text. The equivalent pulley?and?belt transmission concept has been significantly developed and refined, and the author has incorporated an important new result in envelope theory – a contribution valuable not only to gear theory but also to pure mathematics in the field of differential geometry of surfaces. Additionally, this edition includes the latest advances in gear theory from the beginning of the twenty?first century, ensuring readers have access to cutting?edge developments in the field.

This book is essential reading for mechanical engineers, automotive engineers, manufacturing engineers, researchers, and graduate students seeking to master the science of modern gear design.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Table of Contents
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Author
• Introduction
• Chapter 1 Non-Involute Gearing: Basics
• Part I Fundamentals
• Part II Geometrically Accurate Gearing
• Part III Geometrically Accurate Real Gears: Kinematics, Geometry, and Application
• Part IV C∑u-Variable Gearing
• Part V On Synthesizing of Favorable Geometrically Accurate Gear Pairs
• Part VI Real Gears and Their Application
• Appendix A: Elements of Vector Calculus
• Appendix B: Elements of Differential Geometry of Surfaces
• Appendix C: Change of Surface Parameters
• Appendix D: Applied Coordinate Systems and Linear Transformations
• Appendix E: Contact Geometry of the Tooth Flanks of the Gear and the Mating Pinion
• Appendix F: Closest Distance of Approach Between a Gear and a Mating Pinion Tooth Flanks
• Appendix G: Engineering Formulae for the Specification of Gear Tooth Flank
• Appendix H: On Inadequacy of the Terms “Wildhaber–Novikov Gearing” and “W–N Gearing”
• Conclusion
• Notations
• Glossary
• References
• Bibliography
• Index