H. Qiu, N. H. W. Eklund, General Electric Global Research, Niskayuna, NY; F. Gruber, GE Aviation, Evendale, OH; M. Hirz, General Electric Aviation, Cincinnati, OH
Noise, bias, and variation in use strongly affect the output of a aircraft bearing spall length estimation system. In turn, this uncertainty in the true spall length translates to uncertainty in the remaining useful life estimation of the bearing system. This paper describes a strategy for characterizing uncertainty in the spall length estimate, and how to translate that into an estimate of variation in remaining life.
Summary: This paper describes a strategy for characterizing uncertainty in estimates of spall length in failing aircraft bearings, and how to translate that into an estimate of variation in remaining bearing life.