Intelligent Equipment Health Diagnosis and Prognosis Using Wavelets: the Status of Research and Industrial Applications

This paper aims to take stock of the recent research literature on application of wavelets to equipment health diagnosis. First, a brief review of wavelet basics is presented. This is followed by an examination and classification of the existing literature. Next, an extensive discussion of the research issues with reference to significant research papers is presented. Finally, after summarizing the survey, a set of general guidelines for future applications of wavelets to equipment health diagnosis is outlined.