for transmission testing shafts. The number of pulses per revolu-
with Simcenter Anovis tion according to the reference shaft can
be non-integral. Based on this, a high resolution order analysis is calculated using an appropri- ate segmentation and windowing. The averaging can be set to RMS or complex. Order levels are calculated using the Introduction For certain phenomena and groups of results of the high resolution order analy- noises special features are defined by a sis. The amplitude calculation takes What is Simcenter Anovis Siemens Digital Industries Software account of the window function used. end-of-line testing? specialist working together with the qual- Simcenter Anovis end-of-line testing ity engineer. The quality engineer uses The user can parameterize a variable solutions perform process-secure, fully analysis functions provided by Simcenter number of single levels, harmonic levels, automated, and highly reliable fault Anovis, like for example order analysis. range levels and any arithmetical combi- detection, under volume production nation of orders. Every order level can be A highly sophisticated digital resampling assessed by definable limits. The output conditions using vibration and sound approach is used for precise order is available as linear or logarithmic levels. measurements. Assembly errors and analysis. component defects, together with distinctive (noise-related) characteristics Which order resolutions and are detected within seconds during Is it possible to measure during bandwidths are possible? manufacturing. Rationalization and cost revolution speed changes? The acquisition bandwidth is 0 to 75.000 savings are realized thanks to increased The digital resampling algorithm used by Hz. The lower frequency limit can be set automation, early detection of failures, Simcenter Anovis allows signal analysis to 0 Hz, 10 Hz, 75 Hz and 150 Hz using less reworking, and fewer recalls. independent from the revolution speed. software adjustable analogue filters. The Typical high-speed RPM-changes can be upper frequency limit can be set to: 1.25 used for measurements. kHz, 2.5 kHz, 5 kHz, 10 kHz, 20 kHz, 30 Frequently Asked Questions kHz, 40 kHz, 60 kHz und 75 kHz. Which noises and phenomena can be How is the overall level calculated? The maximum order can be parameter- detected by Simcenter Anovis? The overall level is calculated according ized between 4 and 1000: any integer • Gear noises of spur gear sets to DIN IEC 651 with or without number between 4 and 1000 is allowed. • Gear noises of bevel gear sets A-weighting. The order resolution can be set from • Gear defects 10 to 1/999 orders. It can be set to non- • Bearing noises How are order levels calculated? integral values (floating point numbers). • Noise of oil pumps Order level calculation is based on angle The maximum order multiplied by the • Shifting noises synchronous digital resampling using order resolution (in FFT-lines) must not quadratic turn angle interpolation and • Load change noises exceed 12,800. revolution speed dependent FIR recon- • Ghost orders (machine orders) struction filters. The analysis can be • Unbalances synchronised to one or more reference • Turn angle analysis
siemens.com/simcenter-anovis FAQs for transmission testing with Simcenter Anovis
Which window functions are
supported? All common geometric and cosine sum windows are available for FFT window- ing: Boxcar, Triangle, Hann, Hamming, Nuttall, Flattop, Harris, Babic and Taylor. Additional window functions can be loaded into the system using text files with a maximum of 32,768 samples.
Which features can be calculated
from the time signal? The following features can be calculated from the time synchronous or from the angle synchronous time signal: Minimum, maximum, linear average (DC component), effective value (true RMS), averaged power, DC power, variance (AC component), standard deviation, abso- lute peak value, crest factor. Any arithmetical combination can be calculated from these features and • Frequency sonagram vs. RPM define any other physical unit and can compared against lower and upper limits. use this for calibration. • Frequency level tracks vs. RPM as sin- The time signals can be filtered using gle level, harmonic level or range A differentiator module is available to, freely programmable high pass, low pass level; assessment via tolerance for example, convert velocity (e.g. and band pass filters. Highly sophisti- curves. measured by a laser Doppler vibrome- cated filter functions can be introduced • Averaged spectra over freely defin- ters) into acceleration. to the system by means of filter coeffi- able trigger ranges or free-run linear cient tables. or exponential averaged; assessment How many signal channels are possible Especially for analysis of recurring pulsed via tolerance curves. with Simcenter Anovis? signals (e.g. valve clearance noises) • Frequency levels over freely definable One signal recording device (SRD) angle synchronous averaged time trigger ranges or free-run (linear, supports up to 14 high bandwidth signal signals, power signals and envelope anal- exponential) as single level, harmonic channels. The number of channels that ysis functions are available. level, and range level, overall level or can be activated at the same time user definable level. Any arithmetical depends on the selected bandwidth: 75 Analysis functions relating to different combination of these levels is also and 60 kHz for 2 channels; 40 and 30 kHz reference shafts can be calculated possible. for 4 channels; 20 kHz for 8 channels; 10 simultaneously. kHz or less for 14 channels. Every signal Which units are supported by input has an integrated anti-aliasing Which features can be calculated from Simcenter Anovis? filter, a switchable ICP-power supply, and the spectrum? The acquired signals immediately are an adjustable pre-amplifier with Linear or A-weighted frequency analysis converted into physical units by calibra- programmable sensitivity between 10 can be performed. The analysis is FFT tion modules. Simcenter Anovis in mV and 10 V. based and supports FFT lengths between general processes data scaled in real 64 and 32.768. Overlap is adjustable A maximum of 14 high-resolution tacho physical values. between 0 and 99 percent. channels with 20 MHz bandwidth is All common used physical units, like way, possible. Each tacho input can trigger on The following types of analysis are possi- velocity, acceleration, pressure, sound rising, falling or both edges of the input ble (calculated simultaneously): pressure, temperature, force, torque etc. signal. The trigger level can be set are pre-defined. Additionally the user can between 100 mV and 12 V. Up to 56 operational data inputs are Which classification techniques measurement results will be sent back to available for acquisition of slowly chang- are possible? the test bench master. At the test bench ing signals (temperature, torque etc.). For gear box inspection Simcenter Anovis Simcenter Anovis usually works in a fully The bandwidth of these channels is 1.25 provides assessment of single levels automated way, without need of user kHz and the sensitivity can be set by soft- against single level limits and assessment interaction. ware to 1 V or 10 V. of measurement curves against tolerance Specific test set-ups can be defined for curves. Additionally, the user can define Furthermore, the Simcenter Anovis-SRD different types of measurement objects. limits and tolerance curves based on can be equipped with 4-to-1 Each set-up is stored as an individual file statistical considerations. multiplexers. and can be loaded on demand. Fault detection is done by definition of All inputs of one Simcenter Anovis-SRD The definition and parameterisation of special features like sideband energy are sample synchronous. test set-ups can be carried out by trained measures to detect gear defects. personnel (or by the supplier). Special A neural net classifier is available which set-ups are constructed from a wide Which signal outputs are supported uses a double layer perceptron with back range of available signal processing by Simcenter Anovis? propagation learning (supervised learn- modules named “Flowlets”. Flowlets are The communication to the master control ing of good and bad parts). interconnected, attributed to test phases system is encapsulated within a customer and individually parameterized. specific software module called „Test Simcenter Anovis´ “conspicuousness Bench Control (TeCo)“. This makes easy detector” is also available; this is a self- The definition of a specific test run can adoption of Simcenter Anovis to a wide adapting classifier, which only needs be done by phase information sent from range of test bench systems possible unlabelled production data for adapta- the test bench control or by triggers without changing the base system. This tion and which takes process changes calculated from any signal and/or any is crucial for software quality manage- into account. revolution speed. ment. All communication interfaces Measurement set-ups can be modified on which are available on Windows NT, How are limits for assessment defined? a standard office PC with installed 2000 or XP can be handled by Simcenter Usually limit values and limit curves are Simcenter Anovis software. Set-ups can Anovis. defined on the base of statistical evalua- be updated via LAN. The test bench Industry proven interfaces using RS232, tion of production data. In some cases control automatically uses the new TCP/IP, UDP/IP, Named Pipe and Digital-IO data from known faulty parts is available. set-up. (PLC) are optionally available. For this task Simcenter Anovis provides Additional the common field busses can the following analysis functions for limit Which visualisation techniques be supported, e.g. PROFIBUS. definition: are available? • On- and off-line-statistics viewers for Any one-, two- or three-dimensional data statistical evaluation of single feature generated by Simcenter Anovis can be Which sensors can be used with values. visualised using freely configurable view- Simcenter Anovis? • Analysis viewers for statistical evalua- ers. This can be done independently from Generally every sensor can be used, tion of measurement curves and for their calculation. Simcenter Anovis- which produces output voltages between definition of tolerance curves. viewers can be created and configured by 10 mV and 10 V and has useful signal mouse-click. The following types of view- bandwidth. • Off-line functionality to define new ers are available: Tables, numbers, alarm features. fields, level meters, bitmaps, curve view- Special techniques are integrated for laser Doppler vibrometers (spike detec- • Sonagram analysis functions to gen- ers and sonagrams. The user can define tion and elimination) and ICP-sensors erate sonagram sections. for every application which data is (integrated ICP power supply with presented in which combination. Viewer shorted and open connection How is a test run defined? configurations are saved to and re-loaded monitoring). Typically, Simcenter Anovis acts as a from file. slave of the test bench system. This Meta information such as trigger range, means that Simcenter Anovis will receive phase, parameters, physical units etc. is information about the device under test displayed in addition to the actual viewer (type, modification …) for the test run, as data. The viewer may use this meta infor- well as control commands (start/stop, mation e.g. for scaling. phase information …). The assessed The user can analyse data displayed in a signal file. Using this method, measure- Two-dimensional data can be analysed certain viewer using zoom, cursors, ment set-ups can be modified and tested using special analysis viewers that also harmonic cursors, cursor zoom, measure- as if they were running on the test bench include a class editor. All statistics and ment-value-dependent cursors, hyper- PC. After parameterisation the set-ups analysis viewers can be coupled to use bolic cursors and several dynamic can be transmitted directly to the test one class database. Defined reference markers. benches and used immediately as a lists and tolerance curves can be saved as tested measurement set-up. files for further use. How are the measurement Simcenter Anovis supports file lists to Every statistics viewer and analysis channels calibrated? process a high number of raw signal files viewer includes the analysis tools Each signal or operational data input can at a single mouse click. mentioned previously (cursors, markers, be calibrated independently. Calibration etc.). Off-line analysis using MATLAB: can be carried out manually or automati- Simcenter Anovis raw signal files are cally using power or single tone calibra- stored in MATLAB 4 format. The defini- Does Simcenter Digital Industries tion techniques. Calibration parameters Software offer training? tion of this format is open and can also can be freely chosen. A calibration be processed directly by later MATLAB Yes, we offer training lessons to instruct history is automatically created by versions. The open file format allows the user in our handling and analysis Simcenter Anovis. Calibration can be conversion into any other file format. concepts, the algorithms we use, trouble controlled from the test bench. shooting etc. Raw signal files can be converted into WAV-files by Simcenter Anovis. The Dependent upon content, duration and Does Simcenter Digital Industries WAV-files can be used to listen to the goal we offer special training courses for: Software support calibration services? recorded data. Simcenter Digital Industries Software can • Maintenance personnel (1 day) supply calibration hardware that relates • Test bench technicians (1-2 days) to the sensors we deliver. Does Simcenter Anovis support data formats of other analysis systems? • Vibration analysis experts (3 days) The WAV-files generated from the • Individual training as requested Can Simcenter Anovis save raw Simcenter Anovis raw data files store the We offer support for production start-up, signal data? tacho information in the LSB of the audio i.e. we carry out the initial set-up of a test Yes, it is possible to save raw signal data. samples. bench at production start together with For automated storage of signal data at the customer. During this period we The Simcenter Anovis raw data files are the test bench, the user can define the transfer a lot of knowledge about stored in MATLAB 4 format. The defini- percentage of “go“ and “no-go“ measure- Simcenter Anovis and vibrational analysis tion of this file format is open; therefore ments that should be automatically techniques. a converter of Simcenter Anovis raw saved by the system. signals into any other data format can be Storage of raw signal data is conducted implemented easily. What about service? by Simcenter Anovis at the end of the Special service contracts can be defined Raw data files can be exported to and test run and does not interfere with the individually. imported from ASAM-ATFX. test run itself. Saved raw signal data files For critical applications we recommend a can be used as follows: What about statistics? set of spare parts to make maintenance For off-line analysis with Simcenter as effective as possible. All measurement results can be statisti- Anovis: Using the Simcenter Anovis off- cally analysed by Simcenter Anovis. For Manual or automatic calibration should line mode, raw signal files can be one-dimensional data, this can be be carried out at regular intervals. processed on any lab or office PC. There achieved using special on-line and off- is no difference in data analysis between line statistics viewers. Statistics viewers on-line mode at the test bench and off- How does Simcenter Digital Industries display measurement values as curves line mode at the lab or office PC. All meta Software support Simcenter and histograms with statistical measures. Anovis users? information supplied by the signal Off-line statistic viewers allow analysis of recording device and from the test bench We assist our customers in every task single measurements using a class editor. control (like trigger information, calibra- concerning Simcenter Anovis and the tion values etc.) are included in the raw measurement itself. Typically, we support our customers by Is it necessary to by the whole system Are we first users of Simcenter Anovis? phone, assisting them to analyse data even if only a small set of functions is No. Several hundred production lines are and to define new measurement set-ups. needed? now using Simcenter Anovis-systems, Simcenter Anovis supports remote No. The user only buys what is needed. continuously and around the clock. maintenance. We offer two possibilities for test bench Simcenter Anovis is an innovative noise applications: We are a service provider for productive and vibration measurement system customers. • Simcenter Anovis.2 full version: The which has been successfully introduced “analyser” supports visualisation of into the industrial environment. The SRD measurement curves. Simcenter hardware has been developed for indus- Does Simcenter Anovis support report generation? Anovis does the classification; there- trial operation. fore highly sophisticated classification Yes, Simcenter Anovis supports genera- Simcenter Anovis is continuously being techniques are included. tion of statistical and analysis reports. enhanced, particularly with regard to the • Simcenter Anovis-lite: The “intelligent analysis techniques and the tools that are Any viewer content can be imported into sensor“ generates measurement needed by quality technicians and engi- other applications (like Microsoft Word or curves and transfers them to a master neers in their daily tasks. Excel) using the clipboard. system. The master system carries out Microsoft Word macros and document visualization and classification of the measurement results. Simcenter Can we reach our goals with templates are available to automate Anovis-lite has no user interface, so Simcenter Anovis? report generation. the customer does not need to know It would be a pleasure for us to help you Measurement values and curves can be about any special Simcenter Anovis to solve your specific measurement or exported by clipboard to Microsoft Excel system concepts. Simcenter Anovis- testing task – by working together we for further processing. lite does not include visualisation, can succeed! analysis parameterisation and off-line Are there additional special features? functionality and is therefore our Yes, it is worth mentioning the following basic economy-price system. system features: Are other QM-tasks supported beside • Flexible configuration of measure- the production line test benches? ment set-ups and viewer Yes. Basing on the Simcenter Anovis configurations by mouse-click system we provide solutions for quality • Highly flexible trigger definitions control beside the production line test • Modular signal processing modules benches: (Flowlets) that can be expanded eas- • For the quality lab to generate statis- ily and independently from other tics and reports or to set up and software modules. off-line test new measurement • Revolution speed gradient monitoring Siemens Digital Industries Software methods siemens.com/plm • MATLAB interface • For mobile measurements in the car (mobile system) Americas +1 314 264 8499 Europe +44 (0) 1276 413200 Asia-Pacific +852 2230 3333
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