Keywords
Complex Morlet Wavelet, Artificial Neural Network (ANN), Artificial Intelligence (AI) Support Vector Machine (SVM), Thermography analysis, Machine Condition Advisor (MCA)
This article is included in the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) collection.
This research paper cites the outcomes of complex Morlet wavelet analysis, artificial intelligence techniques, thermography analysis, and SKF-Machine condition advisors for monitoring the conditions of deep groove ball bearings under several faults in different components. The complex Morlet wavelet approach is presented as a crucial technique to specify a complete picture regarding the condition of the deep groove ball bearing in conjunction with Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) analyzer vibration data in the initial stage of the inception of the fault. Subsequently, this study implements two Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques, artificial neural networks (ANN) and support vector machines (SVM), for the identification and classification of bearing faults more effectively in a multi-fault environment. Finally, onsite condition monitoring tools such as thermal imaging cameras and machine condition advisors are found to be potential tools for the indication of defects in deep groove ball bearings in a cost-effective manner and to validate the result after a certain level of severity of the fault. The experimental results showed that the proposed system using a complex Morlet wavelet and support vector machine is effective.
Complex Morlet Wavelet, Artificial Neural Network (ANN), Artificial Intelligence (AI) Support Vector Machine (SVM), Thermography analysis, Machine Condition Advisor (MCA)
Reliability is a significant term related to the expected life of machinery and equipment. Better product design has a significant impact on the life or reliability of a product.1,2 Although the product has a better design, the real operating conditions impart variable stress and load, which deteriorates the product over time. Hence, maintenance is the only key to achieving an acceptable consistency level. The condition-based maintenance procedure or the preventive maintenance procedure is widely used to eliminate excessive repair work by implementing the repair schedule, only when there is a warning of unusual performance of the appliance or the element.3 This maintenance activity is based on the data gathered from various condition-based procedures. In this recent era, condition monitoring and fault analysis of rotating and reciprocating machineries are the subjects of interest among researchers who aim to increase the reliability and safety of machineries.4 Shaft and bearing failures are considered to be the main reasons for the failure of revolving and reciprocating machineries.5 During operation, the conditions of the shaft and bearings continuously change. Hence, the vibration signals and other process parameters also changed continuously. These characteristic features of shafts and bearings enable vibration analysis and other condition-monitoring techniques.6 Several studies have been conducted to investigate the health of bearings and attached shafts. Of these non-destructive techniques (NDT), vibration analysis, motor current signature analysis, acoustic emission (AE), sound level analysis, oil condition monitoring, and temperature monitoring techniques are found to be the most reliable methods.7 Vibration analysis techniques are frequently used in machine health monitoring. In this technique, a specific sensor called an accelerometer is used to sense the vibration signal, and the signal is processed using a Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) analyzer to specify and identify the position of the fault.8 In this recent era, researchers have used advanced techniques such as spectral kurtosis, Hilbert Huang Transformation, High-frequency resonance techniques (HFRT) and optimal wavelet-based methods to detect the precise position of the error in the rolling component bearing.9
Balls, cages, and inner and outer races are essential parts of rolling element bearings. Failure occurs in these components owing to pitting, bruising, etching, spalling, and wear. These are the outcomes of repeated and variable stresses, contaminated lubricants, excessive current and voltage, and the presence of foreign particles etc.10 The Time-domain vibration analysis technique can only indicate bearing faults. On the contrary the Frequency-domain method has the ability to show and to identify the particular position of the error in the bearing components. The high-resolution capacity of the time-frequency method enables the detection of faults in the bearing components more effectively.11 The time-frequency method generally uses statistical parameters such as the peak, root mean square (RMS), crest factor, kurtosis, impulse factor, skewness, shape factor, and clearance factor.12 However, these techniques fail to sense and classify faults in bearing components at a very early level of inception. To overcome these challenges, various researchers have used Artificial Intelligence (AI) procedures such as artificial neural networks (ANN), Nearest Neighbor (NN) classifiers, support vector machines (SVM), Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO), and genetic algorithms (GA), which can identify and classify the faults in rolling element bearings more effectively.13,14
The wavelet analysis technique was found to be the most effective for the abstraction of distinctive features from defective bearings with nonstationary vibration signals.15 The rolling-element bearing generates an impulse signal that resembles the Morlet Wavelet. It generates a chain of wavelet coefficients that clearly indicate how far the signal is from a certain wavelet. Hence, this wavelet analysis technique is widely employed to extract the fault characteristics from the vibration signal generated from the bearing. The Morlet wavelet was applied to construct the response wavelet, which was employed to determine the characteristic features of the vibration signal from defective bearing elements.16
Over the last few decades, onsite Condition Monitoring (CM) techniques, such as temperature monitoring, oil condition monitoring, sound level monitoring, and some compact equipment, have been extensively used to monitor the conditions of different rotary and reciprocating equipment.17–19 Thermographic analysis is among the most advanced approaches for temperature monitoring of shafts and bearing systems. Thermographicy examination is a non-contact machine health monitoring technique with the ability to detect subsurface defects over an ample range of operation. In thermography analysis, the temperature transient behavior is used instead of monitoring the equilibrium temperature for the inspection of the shaft and bearing condition.20–22
The proposed measurements of vibration and temperature of the shaft and bearing system are established on an experimental test rig with two coupled shafts held through two deep-groove ball bearings and two self-aligned ball bearings. Different faults in the constituent of the deep groove ball bearing, misalignment and imbalance of the shaft, and possible combinations of the faults were studied using the test rig. Vibration and temperature measurements were performed using an accelerometer, infrared thermal imaging camera, and sound level meter. The condition of the deep-groove ball bearing was studied using the SKF Machine Condition Advisor. Complex Morlet wavelet analysis was successfully implemented to identify the errors of the deep-groove ball bearing. AI tools, such as ANN and SVM, were used effectively to classify different faults in the shaft and bearing system.
Experiments were conducted on a high-speed shaft and bearing test rig. The test rig was driven using a high-speed induction motor. The induction motor is connected to a variable-frequency drive and speed controller and is coupled with the driving shaft, which is held by two deep groove ball bearings (SKF YAR 208-2F) and mounted on the base of the setup by the housings (SKF SYJ 40TF). The power is transmitted from the driving shaft to the driven shaft by the belt and pulley drive. Two self-aligned ball bearings with housings were attached to the driven shaft. Finally, the driven shaft is attached to a flywheel, which has the ability to attach unbalanced external masses. The complete setup was mounted on a mild steel base plate with balanced supporting legs. A deep groove ball bearing neighboring the induction motor was considered as the experimental bearing. The leftover deep-groove ball bearing and the two self-aligned ball bearings were considered as dummy bearings. The mechanical layout of the experimental setup is shown in Figure 1.
The dynamic acceleration of the system was measured through magnetic base accelerometer 353B33. An accelerometer was attached to the bearing housing in the radial direction. The probe of the accelerometer was further connected to the FFT analyzer to obtain frequency-form data. Finally, the FFT analyzer (OROS-3 series, 4 channel type) was connected to a personal computer with Noise-Vibration Gate (NV-Gate) software.
The thermal response of the test bearing was measured using a Fluke thermal imaging camera (Ti32) and an SKF Infrared digital noncontact thermometer (TKTL-30). The sound level was recorded using a Metrix digital sound level meter (SL-4005) by keeping it near the test bearing. Here, the SKF Machine Condition Advisor (MCA) was used to measure the velocity and envelope acceleration and to obtain knowledge of the test bearing condition at different points in time. The magnetic base accelerometer of the MCA was attached over the test bearing housing in the radial direction to accumulate data on the health of the bearing is shown in Figure 2.
Before starting the experiment, adequate and specified lubricants and grease were provided to all bearings present in the setup. Experiments were performed at a constant speed of 1510 rpm for the induction motor, and at a frequency of 50 Hz. Sampling frequencies of 400, 1000, and 2000 Hz were selected to collect the vibration data for the frequency domain analysis, and a sampling time of 60 s was selected for the time-domain analysis. The bearing temperature, sound value, and condition through the MCA were recorded for 30 s after a saturation time of 15 min from the start of the setup from rest. The baseline condition of the test bearing and setup was first established by collecting the data of the fresh bearing. Subsequently, the data were collected for different faulty bearings, misalignments, unbalance, and a combination of faults. The thermal imaging camera and infrared thermometer distance and angle were kept constant from the target area to ensure that the temperature trend changed only because of the fault in the bearing and shaft. Similarly, sound measurements were performed by keeping the sound level meter at a consistent distance from the fresh bearing and the faulty bearing.
To validate the proposed technique, a set of experiments was conducted: first, with a fresh bearing and then with faulty bearings (single and combination of faults in different bearing components) and shaft defects. Hence, in this study, 28 faults were considered for the experimentation process. These bearing faults were produced by an Electrical Discharge Machine (EDM).
First, before starting the experiment, the entire setup was aligned using the SKF Laser alignment system (TKSA 41) and SKF Belt alignment tool (TKBA 40) shown in Figure 3 to eliminate any preexisting shaft and pulley misalignment. This is because the misalignment in the shaft has its own vibration pattern, which results in inaccurate vibration values for fresh bearings.
A magnetic base accelerometer was mounted over the housing of the test bearings to collect the vibration data. The vibration signals were processed using MATLAB wavelet design and analysis software. Different shaft and bearing faults were classified using the ANN-Pattern Recognition tool and SVM.
The test bearing has the following characteristic frequency23:
A wavelet is a function that is confined to time and frequency, generally with a zero mean. Using the wavelet function, a signal can be decomposed into location and frequency. Information regarding the time and frequency locations of a signal is generally present in a wavelet.
The Morlet wavelet is a Fourier exponential (complex) function with a Gaussian envelope. Hence, it ensures the signal localization. It is generally implemented for the time-frequency technique, where the Gaussian tapers a complex sine wave. The signal in the time series is then convolved with the complex Morlet wavelet. A complex-valued signal is generated as an outcome of the intricacy in between the time-series signal and complex Morlet wavelet. Hence, at each time period, the instantaneous phase and power factor of the signal can be extracted. In the wavelet convolution process, at all time points, the signal is equated with a Gaussian windowed sine wave template. This results in a time-series signal that is similar to the original signal and wavelet.24
The combination of a complex sine wave and a Gaussian window is known as a complex Morlet wavelet “w.”25:
The factor that states the time-frequency precision trade-off is “n”, which is often referred to as the number of cycles.
4.1.1 Application of complex Morlet wavelet on the fault detection of deep groove ball bearing
Fresh bearing
The Figure 4 represents the time form vibration signal of the fresh test bearing.
The vibration signal of the time form clearly indicates the impact of periodic nature. The maximum amplitude of time from the vibration signal does not indicate any substantial deviations in the pattern. The frequency factor of the vibration signal did not change considerably.
The frequency-domain vibration signal generated from the fresh test bearing is illustrated in Figure 5. According to this graph, the signal has corresponding harmonics, and there is no distinguishing error frequency factor.
The data in Figure 5 were taken as the input parameters to generate the phase and amplitude maps of the Complex Morlet Wavelet in the MATLAB wavelet analysis tool. The results are shown in Figure 6. The maps in Figure 6 that, the vibration signature ensures that there are no identified fault features.
Ball, inner race and outer race combination fault of 500 micron
The Figure 7 indicates the vibration signal in the time form corresponding to the combination fault of the ball and inner and outer races of magnitude 500 μm. The vibration signal of the time form indicates an impression of the periodic pattern. The time from the vibration signal indicates substantial fluctuations in the ultimate amplitude.
The Figure 8 indicates the vibration signal in frequency form corresponding to the combination fault generated in all the components of the bearing with a magnitude of 500 μm. There were no significant characteristic fault frequency factors near the theoretical characteristic frequency of the bearing components. This signifies the limitation of the frequency domain analysis to effectively indicate the fault frequency factor of the combination fault generated in all components of the test bearing.
The Figure 9 noticeably specifies amplitude and phase maps of the Morlet wavelet with a combination fault in the test bearing. The energy level corresponds to the rapid increase in vibration owing to the existence of a combination fault. The transient vibration from the combined bearing faults is clearly indicated by higher-order harmonics and characteristic defect frequencies. The transient vibrations show a monotonous pattern, which is a sign of repetitive characteristic faults, and the excited intrinsic mode of the test bearing shows a chain of transitory vibrations at the resonant frequencies, which is the effect of the generated defect. The Morlet wavelet phase map was considerably clearer than the amplitude map. In addition, the phase map showed a more profound correlation with the amplitude map.
An ANN is analogous to the nervous system of the human body, whose function is to process information. Vital applications, such as pattern recognition or classification of specific data, can be performed using an ANN through a learning procedure.
It generally comprises two periods: the learning or training stage, and the testing or simulation stage. The training period initializes the weights and biases of the ANN to any random standard. The learning and momentum rates are the training parameters that are selected accordingly. Additionally, appropriate definitions of the training termination criteria, such as the maximum number of epochs and training parameter limits, were selected. The learning stage in the ANN framework can be observed as a complication of updating the network building and linking weights, such that a network can proficiently accomplish a definite job. During this process, the artificial neural network generally studies the linking weights from the presented training configurations. The performance of the neural network increases when the weights are updated in steps over time. The training period stopped in the ANN once the training termination requirements were fulfilled. The neural network was trained with the chosen data, and the model was again tested with the leftover data. Network performance is evaluated by comparing the desired output with the output of the neural network.26,27
ANN can be used as a potential tool for classifying and predicting bearing faults. In the ANN segment, the process of pattern recognition is implemented as a significant classifier to categorize different faults in the shaft-bearing system, owing to its characteristics of following a definite pattern. Here, “nptool” is used to train the data by importing the input and output parameters to the MATLAB workspace. In this method, a conjugate gradient backpropagation training algorithm is used to train the neural network. For repetitive training of the network, the assigned weights were modified frequently, and multiple iterations were performed to achieve the best classification result.
The major goal of this study is to differentiate between fresh and faulty bearings; hence, in the pattern recognition tool, a binary classification scheme was used. Where, ‘1 0 0’ was used for fresh bearing, ‘0 1 0’ for inner race fault bearing and ‘0 0 1’ was used to indicate the outer race fault bearing. Here, a mean square error (MSE) of 10−3, a least gradient of 10−10 and extreme number of epochs of 1000 were implemented. The training progression was terminated automatically whenever the above-mentioned circumstances were achieved. The initial biases and weights of the ANN were set arbitrarily.28
Ball and inner race combination fault of 1000 micron
Using acceleration and frequency value of the combined fault of 1000 micron in the ball and inner race of the test bearing as the input parameter the neural network and the bearing condition as the target value, the best performance of the ANN classification technique was found to be 98.4%.
The Figure 10 depicts the confusion matrix of the ball and inner race fault of 1000 microns using ANN. Using the features from the vibration signals, the proposed pattern recognition technique of ANN shows the best performance and a superior level of exactness in classifying the faults of deep groove ball bearings effectively.
The Figure 11 specifies the best validation performance curve for a combination fault of 1000 μm in the ball and inner race of the test bearings. The best classification result of 98.4% was achieved at epoch 101, and the corresponding validation performance was 0.084224. Because this value is less than 0.5, it is within the acceptable level.
From the Table 1 this indicates that the implementation of an ANN-based pattern recognition technique can effectively classify different bearing faults.
SVM uses a hyperplane to distinguish between the two types of data. In this process, the SVM generates a separation line between the two classes of data. During data analysis, support vector machines generally create a hyperplane between datasets of two different classes. Subsequently, to solve this problem, SVM generates a hyperplane. The points adjacent to the margin are called the support vectors of the machine algorithms. The boundary region between the margins was represented by the midline. The hyperplane divides the plane into two different fragments in the 2-D region, where each class of data lies on either side. The fundamental idea lies in this method to segregate data in two different classes described by a support vector by means of a hyperplane.29,30
The hyperplane equation of SVM is given as,31
Here, the “w” vector express the border, “b” is a bias or in other words is a scalar threshold and “x” is the input vector.
The support vectors are placed at the margins in terms of two different classes expressed as31:
The terminology “Fresh” and “Fault” was used to classify the different bearing conditions. For the classification of data, a fivefold cross-validation method was implemented, as it protects the information from overfitting. Different SVM methods were used to train the model. A superior level of accuracy was achieved by manually selecting the kernel function and scale.
In this study, the performance of the SVM classifier was determined by plotting a confusion matrix. The positive or negative rate of the trained SVM model was determined by plotting the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve. The overall performance of the SVM classifier was evaluated using the area under the curve (AUC).
Combination fault of 1000 micron in the ball and inner race of the test bearing
The features abstracted from the vibration signal were used as the input parameters for the SVM classifier. The Figure 12 indicates the scatter plot of the fresh bearing and ball-inner race combination fault of 1000 μm. Here, the scatter plot clearly differentiates the two bearing conditions by two different color indications, where the fresh bearing parameters are indicated by red color marks, and the ball-inner race combination faults are indicated by blue color marks.
The ROC curve shown above in Figure 13 specifies that the proposed SVM classifier classifies the ball and inner race combination fault of 1000 μm more accurately, as the true positive rate of the classifier was found to be 99% and the false positive rate was only 1%. The overall accuracy of the classifier was 100%, as indicated by the area under the ROC curve of 1.00.
Finally, different shaft and bearing faults were taken as the input parameters for the SVM classifier, and the corresponding classification accuracy was represented in tabular form as follows.
4.4.1 Bearing temperature analysis by thermal imaging camera
In this study, first, the temperature reading and thermal behavior of the fresh bearing under operation conditions were determined by a non-contact laser thermometer and a Fluke Thermal imaging camera. Subsequently, the same process is repeated for different faulty bearings by mounting them in the test rig. The mutual effects of temperature and bearing conditions were analyzed accordingly. The temperature rise difference between fresh and faulty bearings was then proposed to monitor the bearing condition. Different bearing and shaft conditions, that is, fresh (reference), ball fault, inner race fault, outer race fault, unbalance, misalignment, and combined faults, are used to observe the performance of the existing system.
Fresh bearing
To measure the temperature of the bearing, a thermal imaging camera was focused on the bearing housing at a distance of one meter. An image of the specified location was captured using a thermal-imaging camera. Subsequently, the captured images were analyzed using Smart View 4.3 software. Smart View software was used to transfer the image from the thermal imaging camera to the computer system. From the captured image, using the Smart View software, the 3D-Infrared fusion image and histogram graph were plotted. These plots can be utilized as powerful tools for estimating the condition of rolling element bearings. First, an image of the fresh bearing in the operating condition was captured using a thermal imaging camera. Further, the image was processed using Smart View software. The corresponding thermal image, 3D-Infrared fusion image, and histogram graph are shown in Figure 14.
The thermal image of the fresh bearing indicates that at the specified location the temperature was found to be 96.5°F. The pattern of the temperature distribution over the bearing housing is represented by different color combinations of the specified intensity. The 3D- Infrared fusion image also indicates the variation in temperature throughout the specified location of the shaft bearing system using a 3D image. It also indicates the fluctuation of the pattern between 80°F and 100°F.
The histogram shown in Figure 15 of the fresh bearing represents the rate of recurrence at the specified temperature. The histogram graph is plotted by considering the image pixels along the vertical axis and the temperature (in 0F) along the horizontal axis. Equal-sized bins were used to divide the image’s temperature range. The height of the graph indicates the number of pixels with temperatures that fall within the range of the bin. The histogram represents the temperature variation between 84.4°F 97.6°F.
500 micron outer race fault
After introducing a fault of 500 μm in the outer race of the bearing, the complete shaft-bearing system was again viewed under the thermal imaging camera. The thermal image of a 500 micron outer race fault bearing shown in Figure 16 indicates that at the specified location, the temperature was found to be 110.9°F. The pattern of the temperature distribution over the bearing housing is represented by different color combinations of the specified intensity. The 3D- Infrared fusion image also indicates the variation in temperature throughout the specified location of the shaft bearing system using a 3D image. It also indicates the fluctuation of the pattern between 80°F and 120°F. This elevation in temperature level compared to the previous case of fresh bearing is a clear indication of a fault in the bearing.
The histogram graph shown in Figure 17 of the outer race of a 500 micron fault bearing represents the rate of recurrence of the specified temperature with respect to the image pixel. The height of the graph indicates the number of pixels with temperatures that fall within the range of the bin. The histogram graph represents the temperature variation in between 86.5°F to 118.5°F. It also indicates that the temperature of 116.5°F is present over an approximately 5000 pixel range, which is higher than the case of fresh bearing. Hence, the histogram of the thermal imaging camera can be utilized to supervise the condition of a rolling element bearing.
4.4.2 Bearing condition monitoring by Machine condition Advisor
Here, the SKF Machine Condition Advisor (CMAS100-SL) was used to measure the velocity and enveloped acceleration, and to obtain knowledge of the bearing condition at different times. The device shows the total velocity vibration value, which computes vibration signals from the machine and equates those readings with the pre-programmed guidelines of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). The device shows the prompt of an “ALERT” or “DANGER” whenever the measured values cross the guidelines. The device also measure an “ENVELOPED ACCELERATION” and compares with standard guidelines of bearing vibration to validate conventionality or specify possible bearing damage. It also indicates the uncharacteristic heat by measuring the temperature using an infrared sensor. The device could be connected externally with a standard 100 Mv/g constant current acceleration.
The SKF CMAS100-SL machine condition advisor measures the velocity range 0,7-65,0 mm/s (Root Mean Square) or 0.04-3.60 in. /s (equivalent peak), which meets ISO 10816-3, The frequency range of 10–1000 Hz, which meets ISO2954. The enveloped acceleration can be measured within the range of 0,2-50,0 (gE), while the frequency ranges from to 500-10000 Hz (Band 3). The device can measure the temperature with an accuracy of 2°C°F (Infrared temperature) ranging between -20 to 200°C (-5 to 390°F) from the short distance range, maximum 4 inches or 10 cm from the target. The device is IP54 rated and can be used in working temperature range of -10 to 60°C (15 to 140°F) whereas in charging mode it can be operated in 0 to 40°C (30 to105°F) range.
This advisor offers a way to assess the health of the machine in accordance with ISO 10816-3 and to assess the bearings in accordance with universal standards created from a statistical study of prevailing databases.32
New bearing
An accelerometer with a magnetic base is mounted on the test bearing housing shown in Figure 18. First, a fresh bearing was considered for the analysis. The accelerometer probe is connected to a machine condition advisor. Readings were taken 15 min after running the setup. The Machine condition advisor showed readings of 4 mm/s (velocity), 0.72gE (envelope acceleration), A (alarm display), CL2 (envelope acceleration class), G2, and 4R (ISO Machine group). Here, the envelope acceleration of 0.72gE represents that the bearing is in good condition. The alarm display reading (A) represents the healthy condition of the bearing. The envelope acceleration class CL2 indicates that the bearing bore diameter is between 50 and 300 mm. In addition, this indicates that the shaft speed was between 500 and 1800 rpm. The ISO machine groups G2 and 4R show that the setup is an electrically driven machine with shaft heights between 160 mm and 315 mm. This also indicates that these machines are equipped with rolling-element bearings.
1500 micron ball fault and misalignment-high
An accelerometer with a magnetic base was mounted over the housing of a 1500 μm ball fault bearing connected to a shaft of high-level misalignment shown in Figure 19. The accelerometer probe is connected to a machine condition advisor. Readings were taken 15 min after running the setup. The Machine condition advisor showed readings of 8.8 mm/sec (velocity), 25.06gE (envelope acceleration), D (alarm display), CL2 (envelope acceleration class), G2, and 4R (ISO Machine group). A velocity of 8.8 mm/sec is an indication of a fault in the bearing. Here, an envelope acceleration of 25.06gE represents that the bearing has a severe fault. The alarm display reading (D) also indicates that the bearing is in the “Danger” condition, and it is the time to change the bearing. The envelope acceleration class CL2 indicates that the bearing bore diameter is between 50 and 300 mm. In addition, this indicates that the shaft speed was between 500 and 1800 rpm. The ISO machine groups G2 and 4R show that the setup is an electrically driven machine with shaft heights between 160 mm and 315 mm. This also indicates that these machines are equipped with rolling-element bearings.
The machine condition advisor clearly indicates the bearing condition using alarm types A or D. The “Envelop acceleration class” and “ISO machine group” gives the accurate information about the setup. Hence, condition monitoring of the shaft-bearing system through a machine condition advisor can be considered as a simple and cost-effective technique. The information provided by the machine condition advisor is a deciding parameter for monitoring the bearing condition.
In this research, a novel method for intelligent condition monitoring based on Complex Morlet Wavelet analysis, ANN-Pattern Recognition, Support Vector Machine, temperature analysis using a thermal imaging camera, and SKF-Machine Condition Advisor (MCA) is proposed for deep groove ball bearings. This study unequivocally demonstrated that the phase and amplitude plots of a Complex Morlet Wavelet are extremely beneficial tools for fault diagnostics in rolling element bearings. These plots has been found to have distinctive informative characteristics when bearing faults are present. The Complex Morlet wavelet can obtain transients that are indicative of faults in the bearing signatures. According to the classification accuracy in this research, support vector machines are superior than artificial neural networks as classifiers. The improved performance of SVM was inferred from its stronger generalization capacity. The average level of SVM accuracy was calculated to be 95.271%, which was higher than that of the ANN (87.2%). In addition to vibration analysis, wavelet analysis, and artificial intelligence techniques, the condition of the shaft bearing system can also be monitored in a cost-effective manner by utilizing other condition monitoring tools such as a thermal imaging camera, infrared thermometer, and machine condition adviser. The experimental findings show that the suggested methods are more effective for detecting and classifying bearing problems.
Figshare: Conditioning monitoring data of ball bearing based on wavelet analysis model with machine learning techniques. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.29582633.33
This project contains the following data:
• Ballbearing Datase.csvt (This CSV file generated and analyzed during the current study.)
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Data are available under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC-BY 4.0).
The authors would like to acknowledge the SKF-KIIT Advanced Reliability Center in the School of Mechanical Engineering at KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, where this research work was carried out.
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