title: Suitability of MEMS Accelerometers for Condition Monitoring: An experimental study.
abstract: With increasing demands for wireless sensing nodes for assets control and condition monitoring; needs for alternatives to expensive conventional accelerometers in vibration measurements have been arisen. Micro-Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) accelerometer is one of the available options. The performances of three of the MEMS accelerometers from different manufacturers are investigated in this paper and compared to a well calibrated commercial accelerometer used as a reference for MEMS sensors performance evaluation. Tests were performed on a real CNC machine in a typical industrial environmental workshop and the achieved results are presented.
authors.affiliation: School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, University of Manchester, Manchester, M60 1QD, U.K.. a.albarbar@mmu.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Alhussein
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Albarbar
authors.affiliation: School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, University of Manchester, Manchester, M60 1QD, U.K.. s.mekid@manchester.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Samir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mekid
authors.affiliation: School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, University of Manchester, Manchester, M60 1QD, U.K..
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Starr
authors.affiliation: School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, University of Manchester, Manchester, M60 1QD, U.K..
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pietruszkiewicz
keywords: Condition Monitoring; MEMS Accelerometer; Micro-Electro Mechanical System; Transfer Function.; Vibration Measurements