...Guilhem Michon; Lionel Manin; Robert G. Parker; Régis Dufour This paper is devoted to the theoretical and experimental investigation of a sample automotive belt-pulley system subjected to tension fluctuations. The equation of motion for transverse vibrations leads to a Duffing oscillator...

...Nilabh Srivastava; Imtiaz Haque A continuously variable transmission (CVT) offers a continuum of gear ratios between desired limits. The present research focuses on developing a continuous one-dimensional model of the metal V-belt CVT in order to understand the influence of pulley flexibility...