3-Axis Vibration: Nominal vs Anomalous Runs

Time-domain feature shifts and frequency-domain FFT overlays for X, Y, and Z accelerometer channels, with emphasis on the Y-axis behavior that diverges most strongly between nominal and anomalous operation.

4 runs compared 3 sensor axes 999 FFT bins per axis
Y-axis crest factor change
-63.8%
Nominal 12.06 → anomaly 4.37
Largest impulsiveness drop
Y-axis kurtosis change
-74.3%
Nominal 10.19 → anomaly 2.62
Most severe tail reduction
Y-axis RMS change
+17.9%
Nominal 173.8 → anomaly 204.9
Overall energy increases
Strongest FFT surge
1236.2 Hz
Y-axis amplitude surge +191.6
Dominant anomaly band
Diagnostic readout

The anomaly does not simply raise vibration everywhere. Instead, it changes the signal shape on the Y-axis most dramatically: impulsive features collapse while overall RMS still edges higher.

  • Y-axis peak-related shape metrics fall sharply, with crest factor down 63.8% and kurtosis down 74.3% versus nominal runs.
  • RMS increases on all three axes, led by Y at +17.9%, indicating slightly higher broadband energy despite the loss of large transient spikes.
  • In the FFT domain, a strong anomaly band emerges near 1236.2 Hz on every axis, with the biggest absolute growth on Y and Z.
Axis comparison snapshot
Average anomaly-vs-nominal shifts and dominant spectral change by axis
Axis RMS Δ Crest Δ Kurtosis Δ Spectral sum Δ Top FFT Δ freq
Percent-change heatmap across time-domain features
Anomaly relative to nominal means; the Y-axis feature collapse stands out immediately.
Crest factor comparison by axis
Grouped bars show condition means; whiskers span the two runs in each condition.
Kurtosis comparison by axis
The Y-axis drops from heavy-tailed nominal behavior to a much flatter anomaly signature.
RMS shift by axis
Dumbbell view emphasizes the subtle but consistent increase in vibration energy across all axes.
Y-axis FFT: nominal vs anomaly
Use the range buttons to compare low-frequency behavior with the dominant anomaly band around 1236 Hz.
X and Z FFT overlays
Both axes also develop a 1236 Hz band, while X shows additional low-frequency growth.