The application of higher order spectra to machinery faults diagnosis is studied in this paper.A brief review of bispectra is presented,and more emphasis is placed on the ability of higher order spectra to extract diagnostic information from fault signals.Furthermore,by use of the algorithm of higher order spectra,two kinds of typical mechanical faults are analyzed.Results show that the high order spectra analysis is a more efficient method in machinery diagnosis compared with the FFT based spectral analysis.
With the aid of commercial finite element analysis software package ANSYS,investigations are made on the contributions of main components to stiffness of the main module for parallel machine tools,and it is found that the frame is the main contributor.Then,influences of constraints,strut length and working ways of the main module have also been investigated.It can be concluded that when one of the main planes of the frame without linear drive unit is constrained,the largest whole stiffness can be acquired.And,the stiffness is much better when the main module is used in a vertical machine tool instead of a horizontal one.Finally,the principle of stiffness variation is summarized when the mobile platform reaches various positions within its working space and when various loads are applied.These achievements have provided critical instructions for the design of the main module for parallel machine tools.
