Drivetrains are used for transmission of power in several applications such as vehicles, energy generation, aircrafts, etc. A drivetrain is essentially an assembly of motors, generators, gears, shafts and/ or couplers. A failure in drivetrain has a potential to cause accidents and significant loss of capital. Therefore, it is imperative to detect faults in this assembly before they escalate into a catastrophic failure. This project will develop a lumped parameter model for drivetrains to determine its dynamic response. Faults in drivetrains will be simulated and identified using time and frequency domain features. Experimental validation will be carried out.
Undergraduate
1. Time and frequency domain characteristics of drivetrain failures
2. A program / software to detect drivetrain faults
3. An experimental demonstration rig
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