Faults detection using Gaussian mixture models, mel-frequency cepstral coefficients and kurtosis

Fulufhelo V. Nelwamondo, Tshilidzi Marwala

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Abstract

Most machines failures can be associated with mechanical failures on bearing failures. This paper proposes a novel approach to detect and classify three types of common faults in rolling element bearings. The approach proposed here makes use Gaussian Mixture model to classify. Mel-frequency Cepstral Coefficients (MFCC) and Kurtosis are extracted from the bearing vibration signal and are used as features. A classification rate of 95% is obtained when using the MFCC features only while a classification rate improves to 99% when Kurtosis features are added to the MFCC.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2006 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages290-295
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)1424401003, 9781424401000
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2006
Externally publishedYes
Event2006 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics - Taipei, Taiwan, Province of China
Duration: 8 Oct 200611 Oct 2006

Publication series

NameConference Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics
Volume1
ISSN (Print)1062-922X

Conference

Conference2006 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics
Country/TerritoryTaiwan, Province of China
CityTaipei
Period8/10/0611/10/06

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Engineering

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