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Planetary Transmission DiagnosticsThis report presents a methodology for detecting and diagnosing gear faults in the planetary stage of a helicopter transmission. This diagnostic technique is based on the constrained adaptive lifting algorithm. The lifting scheme, developed by Wim Sweldens of Bell Labs, is a time domain, prediction-error realization of the wavelet transform that allows for greater flexibility in the construction of wavelet bases. Classic lifting analyzes a given signal using wavelets derived from a single fundamental basis function. A number of researchers have proposed techniques for adding adaptivity to the lifting scheme, allowing the transform to choose from a set of fundamental bases the basis that best fits the signal. This characteristic is desirable for gear diagnostics as it allows the technique to tailor itself to a specific transmission by selecting a set of wavelets that best represent vibration signals obtained while the gearbox is operating under healthy-state conditions. However, constraints on certain basis characteristics are necessary to enhance the detection of local wave-form changes caused by certain types of gear damage. The proposed methodology analyzes individual tooth-mesh waveforms from a healthy-state gearbox vibration signal that was generated using the vibration separation (synchronous signal-averaging) algorithm. Each waveform is separated into analysis domains using zeros of its slope and curvature. The bases selected in each analysis domain are chosen to minimize the prediction error, and constrained to have the same-sign local slope and curvature as the original signal. The resulting set of bases is used to analyze future-state vibration signals and the lifting prediction error is inspected. The constraints allow the transform to effectively adapt to global amplitude changes, yielding small prediction errors. However, local wave-form changes associated with certain types of gear damage are poorly adapted, causing a significant change in the prediction error. The constrained adaptive lifting diagnostic algorithm is validated using data collected from the University of Maryland Transmission Test Rig and the results are discussed.
Document ID
20040073522
Acquisition Source
Headquarters
Document Type
Contractor Report (CR)
Authors
Lewicki, David G. (NASA Glenn Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Samuel, Paul D. (Maryland Univ. College Park, MD, United States)
Conroy, Joseph K. (Maryland Univ. College Park, MD, United States)
Pines, Darryll J. (Maryland Univ. College Park, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
September 7, 2013
Publication Date
May 1, 2004
Subject Category
Mechanical Engineering
Report/Patent Number
E-14544
NASA/CR-2004-213068
Funding Number(s)
WBS: WBS 22-714-09-16
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS3-2223
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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