Matlab/Simulink based development and testing of embedded vibration monitoring system

The most efficient technique for evaluating the operation of the machine and for early fault detection is vibration-based condition monitoring. A vibration causes the system to become faulty and sometimes fail. Vibration analysis is the most important technique for vehicle failure detection. The purpose of this investigation is to show the development and testing of a three axis parallel vibration evaluator for underwater vehicle monitoring that is incorporated with an FPGA. The vibration system uses piezoelectric accelerometers, which function effectively across a wide temperature range and can withstand damaging shocks and vibrations. The data acquisition system developed in this research will track and examine vibration information along the 3- axes (horizontal, vertical and axial). The system records and stores the signals from the accelerometer that represent the vibration data along the three axes. The sensor based model interface with the host computer via USB protocols, and MATLAB is used to gather and interpret the vibration data.