Vibration response of spalled rolling element bearings: Observations, simulations and signal processing techniques to track the spall size

Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 846-870

  Sawalhi, N ^a   Randall, R B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cepstrum; Impulse response; Pre whitening; Rolling element bearings; Spall; Step response

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION SIGNALS; BEARING FAILURES; CEPSTRUM; CEPSTRUM ANALYSIS; DELAY TIME; DIFFERENT SPEED; ENTRY AND EXIT; FREQUENCY CONTENTS; HIGH-PASS; IMPACT EVENTS; LOW AND HIGH FREQUENCIES; LOW FREQUENCY; OCTAVE BANDS; PRE-WHITENING; PROCESSING PARAMETERS; REAL SIGNALS; ROLLING ELEMENT BEARING; ROLLING ELEMENT BEARINGS; ROLLING ELEMENTS; SELECTION OF THE BEST; SIGNAL PROCESSING TECHNIQUE; SIMULATED SIGNALS; SPALL; STANDARD DEVIATION; USEFUL LIFE; VIBRATION RESPONSE; VIBRATION SIGNAL; VIBRATION SIGNATURE;

BEARINGS (STRUCTURAL); ESTIMATION; IMPULSE RESPONSE; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SPEED CONTROL; STEP RESPONSE; WAVELET ANALYSIS;

FREQUENCY RESPONSE;

EID: 79951579703     PISSN: 08883270     EISSN: 10961216     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ymssp.2010.09.009     Document Type: Article

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