Estimation of gear tooth transverse crack size from vibration by fusing selected gear condition indices

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 2395-2400

  Choi, Sukhwan ^a   Li, C James ^b  

^a GE Energy Services   (United States)

^b RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Crack; Data fusion; Diagnosis; Gear; Monitoring; Neural network; Tooth; Vibration

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACKS; NEURAL NETWORKS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; POWER TRANSMISSION; SPUR GEARS; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

DATA FUSION; INDEX FUSION; TOOTH CRACK; TRANSMISSION FAILURES;

GEAR TEETH;

CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACKS; GEAR TEETH; NEURAL NETWORKS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; POWER TRANSMISSION; SPUR GEARS; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

EID: 33747612892     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/17/9/004     Document Type: Article

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