Detection of carrier-plate cracks using vibration spectra

2007 Proceedings of the ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, DETC2007

Volumn 1 PART C, Issue , 2008, Pages 1719-1730

  Patrick, Romano ^a   Ferri, Al ^b   Vachtsevanos, George ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

(E ,2E) THEORY; CARRIER (CO); EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FREQUENCY COMPONENTS; GEARBOX HOUSINGS; HELICOPTER TRANSMISSIONS; INTERNATIONAL DESIGNS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSES; MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS; PLANETARY GEAR SYSTEMS; ROTATING CARRIER; TECHNICAL CONFERENCES; VIBRATION SENSORS; VIBRATION SIGNALS; VIBRATION SIGNATURES; VIBRATION SPECTRUM;

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; CIVIL AVIATION; COMPUTER NETWORKS; COMPUTERS; CRACK DETECTION; ENGINEERING; GEARS; LATTICE VIBRATIONS; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); TECHNOLOGY; TRANSMISSIONS; VIBRATION CONTROL; VIBRATORS;

VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

EID: 44849131630     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/DETC2007-35091     Document Type: Conference Paper

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