Engine gearbox fault diagnosis using machine learning approach

Abstract

Purpose

Bearings and gears are major components in any rotatory machines and, thus, gained interest for condition monitoring. The failure of such critical components may cause an increase in down time and maintenance cost. Condition monitoring using the machine learning approach is a conceivable solution for the problem raised during the operation of the machinery system. The paper aims to discuss these issues.

Design/methodology/approach

This paper aims engine gearbox fault diagnosis based on a decision tree and artificial neural network algorithm.

Findings

The experimental result (classification accuracy 85.55 percent) validates that the proposed approach is an effective method for engine gearbox fault diagnosis.

Originality/value

This paper attempts to diagnose the faults in engine gearbox based on the machine learning approach with the combination of statistical features of vibration signals, decision tree and multi-layer perceptron neural network techniques.

Citation

Vernekar, K., Kumar, H. and K.V., G. (2018), "Engine gearbox fault diagnosis using machine learning approach", Journal of Quality in Maintenance Engineering, Vol. 24 No. 3, pp. 345-357. https://doi.org/10.1108/JQME-11-2015-0058