Publication Date:
2019-06-28
Description:
A prototype expert system for detecting anomalies in turbopump vibration data has been tested with data from ground tests 902-473, 902-501 902-519, and 904-097 of the Space Shuttle Main Engine!nc (SSME). The expert system has been utilized to analyze vibration ion data from each of the following SSME components: pressure oxidizer turbopump, high-pressure fuel turbo pump, low-pressure fuel turbopump, and preburner boost pump. The expert system locates and classifies peaks in the power spectral density of each 0.4 s window of steady-state data. Peaks representing the fundamental and harmonic frequencies of both shaft rotation and bearing cage rotation are identified by the expert system. Anomalies are then detected on the basis of of two thresholds set individually for the amplitude of each of these peaks: a prior threshold used during the first few windows of data in a test, and a posterior threshold used thereafter. In most cases the anomalies detected by the expert system agree with those reported by NASA. The two cases where there is significant disagreement will be further studied and the system design refined accordingly.
Keywords:
Mechanical Engineering
Type:
CSTAR 3rd Annual Technical Symposium Proceedings; 122-131; NASA-CR-199702
Format:
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