Avoidance of speckle noise in laser vibrometry by the use of kurtosis ratio: Application to mechanical fault diagnostics

Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 647-671

  Vass, J ^a   Smid R ^a   Randall, R B ^b   Sovka, P ^a   Cristalli, C ^c   Torcianti, B ^c  

^a CZECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c LOCCIONI GROUP   (Italy)

Author keywords

Kurtosis; Laser vibrometer; Rolling element bearing; Speckle noise; Universal electric motor; Washing machine

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC MOTORS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUALITY CONTROL; STATISTICAL METHODS;

LASER DOPPLER VIBROMETRY (LDV); ROLLING ELEMENT BEARING; SPECKLE NOISE;

SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

EID: 38149111939     PISSN: 08883270     EISSN: 10961216     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ymssp.2007.08.008     Document Type: Article

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