Feasibility analysis of “smart” bearing

摘要

Bearings are part of any rotating machinery. An unexpectedrnbearing failure can cause catastrophic damage for the whole system. Forrnthis reason, good monitoring of bearing health status is required. Creatingrn“smart” bearings with an embedded sensor continuously monitoring itself,rnwill improve bearing monitoring. This project describes the feasibilityrnanalysis of such a “smart” bearing. The study is based on static andrndynamic finite element 3D models and was experimentally confirmed.