Vibration detection of local gear damage by advanced demodulation and residual techniques

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering

Volumn 223, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 507-514

  Combet, F ^a   Gelman, L ^a   Anuzis, P ^b   Slater, R ^b  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROLLS ROYCE PLC   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gears; Local damage detection; The demodulation analysis; The residual signal analysis; Vibration signals

Indexed keywords

DAMAGE DETECTION TECHNIQUE; DRIVE TRAIN; FAULT INDICATORS; LOCAL DAMAGE DETECTION; OIL SYSTEM; RESIDUAL TECHNIQUES; THE DEMODULATION ANALYSIS; THE RESIDUAL SIGNAL ANALYSIS; VIBRATION DETECTION; VIBRATION SIGNAL; VIBRATION SIGNALS;

AIRCRAFT; AIRCRAFT ENGINES; BEVEL GEARS; DEMODULATION; DETECTORS; EQUIPMENT TESTING; FREQUENCY MODULATION; OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; SIGNAL ANALYSIS; SIGNAL DETECTION;

DAMAGE DETECTION;

EID: 69249108695     PISSN: 09544100     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544100JAERO450     Document Type: Article

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