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System and method for monitoring the condition of a drive train

  • US 20050284225A1
  • Filed: 06/28/2004
  • Published: 12/29/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A gearbox monitoring system, comprising:

  • at least one vibration sensor coupleable to a gearbox housing a plurality of gear sets, wherein the at least one vibration sensor is operable to generate a signal representative of gearbox vibration; and

    a processing unit operable to identify a specific gear set within the plurality of gear sets as a location of a fault based on amplitude and frequency of the signal representative of vibration.

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