Review Article

Vibration Analysis for Machine Monitoring and Diagnosis: A Systematic Review

Table 5

The advantages and disadvantages of time domain methods.

Time domain methodsAdvantagesDisadvantages

PeakSimple and easy techniqueSensitive to noise
RMSSimple and easy technique, directly related to the energy content of the vibration profileChanges in RMS vibrations are only sensitive to high-amplitude components
Crest factorEasily available and affordable crest factor meterOnly reliable in the presence of significant impulsiveness
KurtosisHigh performance in detecting periodic impulse force, highly sensitive to shock, can be assimilated with a shape factor, independent of the signal amplitudeCostly kurtosis meter can be erroneous