IntechOpen Ltd. in London published the monograph entitled Structural Health Monitoring from Sensing to Processing. The book includes the chapter entitled Evaluation of diagnostic symptoms for object condition diagnosis and prognosis, written by Tomasz Gałka (PhD), director of IEn.
IntechOpen Ltd. in London published the monograph entitled Structural Health Monitoring from Sensing to Processing. The book includes the chapter entitled Evaluation of diagnostic symptoms for object condition diagnosis and prognosis, written by Tomasz Gałka (PhD), director of IEn.
For complex objects, condition assessment is usually based on indirect symptoms related to residual processes such as vibration, noise, heat generation, etc. The number of available symptoms is often large, and it is necessary to select those which are most representative (i.e., sensitive to condition parameters). Such selection may be based on singular value decomposition (SVD). An alternative approach is proposed that employs information content measures. In order to obtain a reliable condition assessment and prognosis of its evolution (in particular, remaining useful life estimation), certain preprocessing of experimental data is necessary. This involves, among others, issues such as life cycle normalization or identification and removal of outliers. Suitable procedures are proposed and discussed. Example is presented for vibration-based symptoms of steam turbine technical condition.
Gałka T., Evaluation of Diagnostic Symptoms for Object Condition Diagnosis and Prognosis, rozdział nr 3 w książce Structural Health Monitoring from Sensing to Processing, red. Wahab M. A.., Londyn, 2018, IntechOpen Ltd., ISBN 978-1-78923-787-0, str. 39-59