Amplitude of probability density function (APDF) of vibration response as a robust tool for gearbox diagnosis

Strain

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 510-516

  Rzeszucinski, P J ^a   Sinha, J K ^a   Edwards, R ^a   Starr, A ^b   Allen, B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c QINETIQ   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

condition indicator; condition monitoring; gearbox diagnosis; probability density function; vibration analysis

Indexed keywords

CONDITION INDICATORS; CRITICAL MACHINE; FAULT PROPAGATION; GEARBOX DIAGNOSIS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION (PDF); RESIDUAL SIGNALS; ROBUST ESTIMATION; SAFETY REQUIREMENTS; VIBRATION DATA; VIBRATION RESPONSE;

CONDITION MONITORING; VIBRATION ANALYSIS;

PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION;

EID: 84869503360     PISSN: 00392103     EISSN: 14751305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-1305.2012.00849.x     Document Type: Article

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