Jonas Nölcke
Research Associate
University of Stuttgart, Institute of Mechanical Handling and Logistics
Robert Schulz
Full Professor
University of Stuttgart, Institute of Mechanical Handling and Logistics
Research Associate
University of Stuttgart, Institute of Mechanical Handling and Logistics
Robert Schulz
Full Professor
University of Stuttgart, Institute of Mechanical Handling and Logistics
A novel machine vision-based approach for online wear monitoring of roller chains
Constructions and Design EngineeringRoller chains are common machine elements for transmitting high power. However, they are inevitably subject to wear in the chain joints. As of now, there is very little research about wear monitoring of roller chains. In this paper, a novel approach is proposed that derives the wear state out of the wear-induced load span oscillations via machine vision. Results of validation experiments on differently worn roller chains are presented, showing that the wear level can be estimated succesfully from the camera images.
