Vibration Analysis for Machine Monitoring and Diagnosis: A Systematic Review
Table 5
The advantages and disadvantages of time domain methods.
Time domain methods
Advantages
Disadvantages
Peak
Simple and easy technique
Sensitive to noise
RMS
Simple and easy technique, directly related to the energy content of the vibration profile
Changes in RMS vibrations are only sensitive to high-amplitude components
Crest factor
Easily available and affordable crest factor meter
Only reliable in the presence of significant impulsiveness
Kurtosis
High performance in detecting periodic impulse force, highly sensitive to shock, can be assimilated with a shape factor, independent of the signal amplitude