Introduction to condition monitoring:
•Maintenance philosophies: time based versus condition based,
•Machine reliability and condition monitoring,
•Condition monitoring procedure and system integration.
Condition monitoring techniques:
•Vibration based techniques,
•Acoustic emission,
•Thermal techniques,
•Oil debris analysis,
•Corrosion monitoring,
•Strain sensing,
•Energy harvesting and wireless networks.
Signal processing techniques for condition monitoring:
•Time domain analysis methods,
•Frequency domain analysis,
•Time-frequency analysis,
•Artificial intelligence and machine learning in condition monitoring.
Ultrasonic Sensing systems:
•Fundamental principles of ultrasonic systems,
•Applications of ultrasonic sensors including distance and position measurement, flow velocity measurement, non-destructive testing.
Optical Fibre Sensing Systems:
•Fundamental principles of optical waveguides,
•Optical fibre selection (SM, MM, glass/polymer/sapphire, coatings, connectors etc),
•Quasi and distributed sensing approaches (condition monitoring case studies).
Sensors for Biomechanical Condition Monitoring:
•Introduction to Biomechanical conditions & sensor performance,
•Tactile Sensors at Loaded Body Interface,
•Strain gauges & load cells for human biomechanical applications,
•Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) for monitoring human gait, motion.
MEMS sensors:
•MEMS sensors and microfabrication techniques (surface & bulk micromachining),
•MEMS sensing mechanisms & engineering applications,
•MEMS sensors performance & materials.
Group Project:
•Group based project consultations.