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Mr. Lucian Tudose from the RKB R&D Department contributed to the article An Attempt to Establish a Mathematical Model for an Unconventional Worm Gear with Bearings, which explores the development of a mathematical model for an unconventional worm gear consisting of a globoid worm and a worm wheel, where the teeth are bearings.

Using rolling elements, such as the teeth of the worm wheel (ball bearings), transforms the sliding friction to rolling friction during the process of worm gear meshing, improving power. The geometry of the component elements of the gear is analysed in correlation with its kinematics. After the creation of the mathematical model, it is validated both analytically (through complex graphic representations) and experimentally (by creating, for a particular case, the 3D model and the concrete physical model (prototype) of the gear through 3D printing).