Journal
MECHANICAL SYSTEMS AND SIGNAL PROCESSING
Volume 40, Issue 2, Pages 589-604Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ymssp.2013.05.023
Keywords
Bolt loosening; Laser excitation; Finite element model; High frequency response; Fault diagnosis; RT method
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Funding
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science [22246027, 22686025, 24656158]
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [24656158, 22686025, 22246027] Funding Source: KAKEN
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In this paper, a vibration testing and health monitoring system based on an impulse response excited by laser ablation is proposed to detect bolted joint loosening. A high power Nd: YAG pulse laser is used to generate an ideal impulse on a structural surface which offers the potential to measure high frequency vibration responses on the structure. A health monitoring apparatus is developed with this vibration testing system and a damage detecting algorithm. The joint loosening can be estimated by detecting fluctuations of the high frequency response with the health monitoring system. Additionally, a finite element model of bolted joints is proposed by using three-dimensional elements with a pretension force applied and with contact between components taken into account to support the bolt loosening detection method. Frequency responses obtained from the finite element analysis and the experiments using the laser excitation are in good agreement. The bolt loosening can be detected and identified by introducing a damage index by statistical evaluations of the frequency response data using the Recognition-Taguchi method. The effectiveness of the present approach is verified by simulations and experimental results, which are able to detect and identify loose bolt positions in a six-bolt joint cantilever. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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