Design and verification of station for calibration of AE sensors for bearing testing

The diploma thesis deals with calibration of AE sensors used in diagnostics of bearings. Two different conceptual solutions similar to those used in the diagnostics of bearings were designed in the design. Subsequently, the experimental device was designed for relative calibration using the rotation of bearings as a continuous AE source. The experimental part is oriented to the observation of the RMS parameter, which serves as a sensor sensitivity evaluation parameter. As sources of AE, bearings with a certain type of damage were used, which allowed for the formation of sensitivity characteristics according to the type of damage. Sensitivity characteristics of selected AE sensors have been developed to determine the effectiveness in relative calibration. The exponential sensitivity sensitivity of the MDK-13 sensors was observed on the software amplification of the AE analyzer. A proposal for the calibration method for MDK-13 type sensors was developed on the principle of comparison with the reference sensor