Alexandre Luiz Amarante Mesquita

Scopus Publications

Selection of Number of IMFs and Order of Their AR Models for Feature Extraction in SVM-Based Bearing Diagnosis
Domingos Sávio Tavares Mendes Junior, Rafael Suzuki Bayma, Alexandre Luiz Amarante Mesquita
Signals, 2026
This study investigated the influence of hyperparameter selection within an EEMD–AR–SVM framework for bearing fault diagnosis under constant- and variable-speed operating conditions. Two preprocessing configurations, namely, Method 1, in which EEMD was applied after segmentation, and Method 2, in which EEMD preceded segmentation, were evaluated under three rotational regimes—constant speed, acceleration (Test A), and deceleration (Test B)—while number of Intrinsic Mode Functions (N), autoregressive model order (L), and segment length were systematically varied towards identifying combinations that maximized classification accuracy. The results showed the methods achieved 100% accuracy under constant-speed operation. However, Method 2 consistently outperformed Method 1 under nonstationary regimes, reaching 94.12% accuracy during acceleration and 95.00% during deceleration. The outer race remained the most challenging fault type, although its separability substantially improved when EEMD was performed prior to segmentation. The findings demonstrated, in a clear and interpretable manner, that the empirical choice of N and L directly affects classifier accuracy in stationary and nonstationary scenarios and the order of preprocessing steps plays a decisive role in diagnostic reliability. Such contributions provide a reproducible methodological basis for advancing vibration-based fault diagnosis and support the development of interpretable, high-performance predictive maintenance strategies for industrial environments.
Vibration data-driven supervised learning for low-speed bearing fault diagnosis using classical and nonlinear features
Thiago B. Costa, João L.L. Soares, Jonatas C. da Silva, Walter S. Sousa, Alexandre L.A. Mesquita, et al.
Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 2026
Decision Tree and ANOVA as Feature Selection from Vibration Signals to Improve the Diagnosis of Belt Conveyor Idlers
João L. L. Soares, Thiago B. Costa, Geovane S. do Nascimento, Walter S. Sousa, Jullyane M. S. de Figueiredo, et al.
Signals, 2025
This study aims to compare decision tree and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) techniques as feature selection methods, combined with Wavelet Packet Decomposition (WPD) for feature extraction, to enhance the diagnosis of faults in belt conveyor idlers. Belt conveyors are widely used in mining for efficient transport, but idlers composed of rollers are frequently subject to failure, making continuous monitoring essential to ensure reliability. Automated diagnostic solutions using vibration signals and machine learning rely on signal processing for feature extraction, often requiring dimensionality reduction or feature selection to improve classification accuracy. Due to the limitations of traditional techniques such as Principal Component Analysis (PCA) in handling temporal variations, Decision Tree and ANOVA emerge as effective alternatives for feature selection. This framework applied to each feature selection method, and Support Vector Machine (SVM) was used as a classification technique. The diagnostic performance of each method, including the case without feature selection, was evaluated. The results showed a higher diagnostic accuracy performance for the approaches that applied the features from the decision tree and from ANOVA. The improvement in the diagnosis of roller failures with feature selection was corroborated with the hit rates of failure mode, severity level, and location of a defective roller above 93.5%.
Comparative analysis between statistical features and parameters of autoregressive modelling of intrinsic mode functions for fault diagnosis in bearings
Jusley S. S. Mattos, Domingos S. T. Mendes Junior, Rafael S. Bayma, Alexandre L. A. Mesquita
Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering, 2025
Assessment of computational fluid dynamics methodology to investigate the phenomenon of vortex shedding in bladeless wind and hydrokinetic turbines
Fuentes El Reventon Energetico, 2025
Comparative Analysis of Machine Learning Techniques for Identifying Multiple Force Systems from Accelerometer Measurements
Giovanni de Souza Pinheiro, Fábio Antônio do Nascimento Setúbal, Sérgio de Souza Custódio Filho, Alexandre Luiz Amarante Mesquita, Marcus Vinicius Alves Nunes
Sensors, 2024
Modal, Structural, and Comfort Analyses for Improving Customized Bicycles for Recreational Ridings of People with Disabilities
Andrey Maciel Araújo da Silva, Sérgio de Souza Custódio Filho, Leonardo Dantas Rodrigues, Fábio Antônio do Nascimento Setúbal, Sérgio Aruana Elarrat Canto, et al.
Vibration, 2024
Leisure activities are known to be especially important for the health of people with disabilities. In Belém, PA, an Amazonian city in Brazil, a nonprofitable organization has promoted leisure ridings in bicycles for those people in Utinga State Park, a large green area for physical and leisure activities. The handcrafted bikes have a sidecar attached for users with disabilities which are ridden by trained volunteers. Since such bikes have been empirically manufactured, they require some minor improvements in safety, comfort, and handling, and verification of structural strength. Therefore, ergonomic, modal, and forced vibration analyses assessed the user’s comfort and safety and a structural analysis with the use of strain gauges evaluated the bicycle’s structural strength. Initially, a numerical modal analysis was performed using the finite element method, and the modal model obtained was validated by an experimental modal analysis employing shaker excitation. ISO-2631-based evaluations of forced vibration and human body comfort were conducted regarding whole-body vibration in vehicles and mechanical equipment. Vibration measurements at the position of the rider and sidecar occupant were obtained during rides on the bicycle and, according to the results, in general, when subjected to loads, the bicycle showed low stress levels far from the yield stress of the material, promoting an excellent safety factor in relation to its structural integrity. The modal, comfort, and forced vibration analyses revealed a mode of vibration in the sidecar that caused discomfort to the back of the users. Ergonomics analysis pointed out changes in the handlebars, the bicycle seat, the coupling between the sidecar and the bike, and the dimensions of the sidecar will provide greater comfort and safety. This paper presents and discusses the proposed modifications to both bicycle and sidecar.
Fault diagnosis of belt conveyor idlers based on gradient boosting decision tree
João L. L. Soares, Thiago B. Costa, Lis S. Moura, Walter S. Sousa, Alexandre L. A. Mesquita, et al.
International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 2024
TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR IMPROVING COCOA PRODUCTION – CASE STUDY IN NOVO REPARTIMENTO – PA, BRAZIL
Jefferson S. Almeida, André L. A. Mesquita, Ana L. B. Silveira, Alexandre L. A. Mesquita
Engenharia Agricola, 2024
Torques and Moments of Inertia Models for Horizontal Axis Hydrokinetic Turbine Driveline
M. H. C. Bentes, J. J. A. Lopes, K. A. Pinheiro, S. De S. Custódio Filho, J. R. P. Vaz, et al.
Trends in Computational and Applied Mathematics, 2023
The quantification of torques and moments of inertia of horizontal axis hydrokinetic turbine driveline is important to precisely predict the dynamic behavior of the complete system. Initially, this paper presents different models used in the literature for describing torques and moments of inertia of turbine components. A dynamic model of a small hydrokinetic turbine using belt transmission is developed. The model uses the Blade Element Momentum (BEM) for determining the power coefficient of the turbine rotor and considers the inertial effects and dissipative torques of whole system using some of the torque models and moments of inertia described previously. The results for the dynamical behavior of the turbine model are compared with experimental data, showing good agreement. In order to numerically analyze a more efficient drivetrain, the belt transmission is replaced by a planetary gearbox in the dynamic model, and the new results are also assessed. As a result, it was found that with planetary gears, a more compact transmission can be used, reducing the inertial effects, which brings a better efficiency in the starting of the machine and shortening the transient regime time.
POTENTIAL USE OF PALM OIL AND COCOA WASTE BIOMASSES AS SOURCES OF ENERGY GENERATION BY GASIFICATION SYSTEM IN THE STATE OF PARÁ, BRAZIL
Francisco J. S. Bandeira, José A. S. Ribeiro Junior, Alexandre L. A. Mesquita, André L. A. Mesquita, Ednildo A. Torres
Engenharia Agricola, 2023
Investigation of the use of ISO 16251-1 for the obtaining of acoustic insulation on floating floor
Gerardo Braga Alves Nogueira Braga Neto, Gabriel Soares Quixaba, Jeferson De Oliveira Bezerra, Sérgio De Souza Custódio Filho, Gustavo da Silva Vieira de Melo, et al.
Building Acoustics, 2022
Force Identification from Vibration Data by Response Surface and Random Forest Regression Algorithms
Fábio Antônio do Nascimento Setúbal, Sérgio de Souza Custódio Filho, Newton Sure Soeiro, Alexandre Luiz Amarante Mesquita, Marcus Vinicius Alves Nunes
Energies, 2022
DEM Simulation: From Granular Crystal Modeling to Large Industrial
André L. A. Mesquita, Luís Paulo S. Machado, Alexandre L. A. Mesquita
Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, 2022
Reduction of number of simulations for parameters identification of DEM models using neural network and design of experiments
Mauro Sérgio Vieira Matos, Jéssica Caroline Bezerra Vale, Alexandre Luiz Amarante Mesquita
Revista Materia, 2022
Effect of bearing dissipative torques on the dynamic behavior of H-Darrieus wind turbines
Kelvin Alves Pinheiro, Sérgio de Souza Custódio Filho, Jerson Rogério Pinheiro Vaz, Alexandre Luiz Amarante Mesquita
Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering, 2021
Analysis of Window Size and Statistical Features for SVM-based Fault Diagnosis in Bearings
Jusley da Silva Souza, Marcus-Vinícios Luz dos Santos, Rafael Suzuki Bayma, Alexandre Luiz Amarante Mesquita
IEEE Latin America Transactions, 2021
Discrete element modeling of non-spherical particles using a spherical shape
Elias Gomes Santos, Luiz Carlos da Silva Carvalho, André Luiz Amarante Mesquita, Luiz Moreira Gomes, Kelvin Alves Pinheiro, et al.
Revista Escola De Minas, 2020
An Integrated Approach to Rotating Machinery Fault Diagnosis Using, EEMD, SVM, and Augmented Data
Thiago H. G. Lobato, Roger R. da Silva, Ednelson S. da Costa, Alexandre L. A. Mesquita
Journal of Vibration Engineering and Technologies, 2020
Fatigue life estimation of hydrokinetic turbine blades
Sérgio de Souza Custódio Filho, Helder Monteiro Santana, Jerson Rogério Pinheiro Vaz, Leonardo Dantas Rodrigues, Alexandre Luiz Amarante Mesquita
Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering, 2020
Experimental investigation of drivetrain resistance applied to small wind turbines
Jouberson L.R. Moreira, Alexandre L.A. Mesquita, Leonam F. Araujo, Marcos A.B. Galhardo, Jerson R.P. Vaz, et al.
Renewable Energy, 2020
Powertrain assessment of wind and hydrokinetic turbines with diffusers
Jerson R.P. Vaz, Alexandre L.A. Mesquita, André L. Amarante Mesquita, Taygoara Felamingo de Oliveira, Antonio Cesar Pinho Brasil Junior
Energy Conversion and Management, 2019
Fault diagnosis in rotating machine using full spectrum of vibration and fuzzy logic
Journal of Engineering Science and Technology, 2017
Identification of flow properties of kaolin and hopper design for mass flow
Fernando Pereira Mascarenhas, Alexandre Luiz Amarante Mesquita, Sérgio de Souza Custódio Filho, André Luiz Amarante Mesquita
Revista Materia, 2017
An Approach for the Dynamic Behavior of Hydrokinetic Turbines
João José Albernaz Lopes, Jerson Rogério Pinheiro Vaz, Alexandre Luiz Amarante Mesquita, André Luiz Amarante Mesquita, Claudio José Cavalcante Blanco
Energy Procedia, 2015
A methodology for the transient behavior of horizontal axis hydrokinetic turbines
André Luiz Amarante Mesquita, Alexandre Luiz Amarante Mesquita, Felipe Coutinho Palheta, Jerson Rogério Pinheiro Vaz, Marcus Vinicius Girão de Morais, et al.
Energy Conversion and Management, 2014
Numerical simulation of vibration control in rotors using bearing with shape memory effect
Alexandre Luiz Amarante Mesquita, José Adriano Brito da Silva, Edson Paulo da Silva, Milton Dias
SAE Technical Papers, 2008
Use of dissipative silencers for fan noise control
International Congress on Noise Control Engineering 2005 Internoise 2005, 2005
Identification of mixed operational modes in rotating machinery using the TVDFT order tracking technique
Alexandre Luiz Amarante Mesquita, Sérgio Junichi Idehara, Milton Dias
SAE Technical Papers, 2004
Instantaneous rotational speed identification using the directional wigner distribution and its application to order analysis
Sérgio Junichi Idehara, Ubatan Almeida Miranda, Alexandre Luiz Amarante Mesquita, Milton Dias
SAE Technical Papers, 2003

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

Selection of Number of IMFs and Order of Their AR Models for Feature Extraction in SVM-Based Bearing Diagnosis
DST Mendes Junior, RS Bayma, ALA Mesquita
Signals 7 (2), 36 , 2026
2026
Vibration data-driven supervised learning for low-speed bearing fault diagnosis using classical and nonlinear features
TB Costa, JLL Soares, JC da Silva, WS Sousa, ALA Mesquita, ...
Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing 243, 113711 , 2026
2026
Citations: 2
EVALUATION OF THE COMFORT AND THERMAL PERFORMANCE OF A HIGHER EDUCATION BUILDING
ECF Ribeiro, ALA Mesquita
Revista de Gestão Social e Ambiental 19 (9), 1-23 , 2025
2025
EVALUATION OF THE COMFORT AND THERMAL PERFORMANCE OF A HIGHER EDUCATION BUILDING.
EC Ferreira Ribeiro, AL Amarante Mesquita
Environmental & Social Management Journal/Revista de Gestão Social e … , 2025
2025
Decision Tree and ANOVA as Feature Selection from Vibration Signals to Improve the Diagnosis of Belt Conveyor Idlers
JLL Soares, TB Costa, GS do Nascimento, WS Sousa, JMS de Figueiredo, ...
Signals 6 (3), 42 , 2025
2025
Citations: 1
Evaluación de la metodología de dinámica de fluidos computacional para investigar el fenómeno de desprendimiento de vórtices en turbinas eólicas e hidrocinéticas sin palas.
MS Rodrigues, MLS Silva, ALA Mesquita
2025
SHORELINE EVOLUTION OF BEACHES IN SOURE, MARAJÓ ISLAND, UNDER DIFFERENT CLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIOS
ALA Mesquita, JB de Souza Nunes, GHN Corrêa, MA da Silva Pimentel, ...
Revista de Gestão Social e Ambiental 19 (2), 1-22 , 2025
2025
Comparative analysis between statistical features and parameters of autoregressive modelling of intrinsic mode functions for fault diagnosis in bearings
JSS Mattos, DST Mendes Junior, RS Bayma, ALA Mesquita
Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering 47 … , 2025
2025
Citations: 2
SHORELINE EVOLUTION OF BEACHES IN SOURE, MARAJÓ ISLAND, UNDER DIFFERENT CLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIOS.
AL Amarante Mesquita, JB de Souza Nunes, GH Nunes Corrêa, ...
Environmental & Social Management Journal/Revista de Gestão Social e … , 2025
2025
Assessment of computational fluid dynamics methodology to investigate the phenomenon of vortex shedding in bladeless wind and hydrokinetic turbines
MS Rodrigues, MLS Silva, ALA Mesquita
Fuentes: El reventón energético 23 (1), 83-93 , 2025
2025
Ruído ferroviário: tipos, descritores e método simplificado de previsão
O Sá, L Moura, E Souza, M Santos, A Mesquita
Revista DELOS 17 (62), 01-21 , 2024
2024
Comparative Analysis of Machine Learning Techniques for Identifying Multiple Force Systems from Accelerometer Measurements
GS Pinheiro, FAN Setúbal, SSC Filho, ALA Mesquita, MVA Nunes
Sensors 24 (20), 6675 , 2024
2024
TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR IMPROVING COCOA PRODUCTION–CASE STUDY IN NOVO REPARTIMENTO–PA, BRAZIL
JS Almeida, ALA Mesquita, ALB Silveira, ALA Mesquita
Engenharia Agrícola 44, e20230117 , 2024
2024
Citations: 1
Modal, Structural, and Comfort Analyses for Improving Customized Bicycles for Recreational Ridings of People with Disabilities
AMA Silva, SS Custódio Filho, LD Rodrigues, FAN Setúbal, SAE Canto, ...
Vibration 7 (3), 687-704 , 2024
2024
Citations: 1
Fault diagnosis of belt conveyor idlers based on gradient boosting decision tree
JLL Soares, TB Costa, LS Moura, WS Sousa, ALA Mesquita, ...
The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology 132 (7), 3479 … , 2024
2024
Citations: 21
Vibração ferroviária: causas, efeitos, descritores e ações de mitigação-uma revisão de literatura
MAF dos Santos, LS de Moura, EP de Souza, ALA Mesquita
Revista Caribeña-QUALIS B1 12 (6), 2875-2895 , 2023
2023
Torques and Moments of Inertia Models for Horizontal Axis Hydrokinetic Turbine Driveline
M Bentes, J Lopes, K Pinheiro, S Custódio Filho, J Vaz, A Mesquita
Trends in Computational and Applied Mathematics 24 (2), 229-244 , 2023
2023
Potential use of palm oil and cocoa waste biomasses as sources of energy generation by gasification system in the state of Pará, Brazil
FJS Bandeira, JAS Ribeiro, ALA Mesquita, ALA Mesquita, EA Torres
Engenharia Agrícola 43 (spe), e20220151 , 2023
2023
Citations: 6
Machine learning based fault detection on belt conveyor idlers
JL Soares, TB Costa, LS Moura, WS Sousa, AL Mesquita, DS Mesquita
Proceedings of the DINAME , 2023
2023
Citations: 5
Análise de modelos de coesão capilar para a simulação numérica de escoamento de granulados: Analysis of capillary cohesion models for the numerical simulation of granulates flow
LC da Silva Carvalho, LM Gomes, MM Castro, DS Santos, ALA Mesquita, ...
Latin American Journal of Development 4 (3), 1322-1343 , 2022
2022

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

A methodology for the transient behavior of horizontal axis hydrokinetic turbines
ALA Mesquita, ALA Mesquita, FC Palheta, JRP Vaz, MVG de Morais, ...
Energy conversion and management 87, 1261-1268 , 2014
2014
Citations: 54
An integrated approach to rotating machinery fault diagnosis using, EEMD, SVM, and augmented data
THG Lobato, RR da Silva, ES da Costa, ALA Mesquita
Journal of Vibration Engineering & Technologies 8 (3), 403-408 , 2020
2020
Citations: 48
Powertrain assessment of wind and hydrokinetic turbines with diffusers
JRP Vaz, ALA Mesquita, ALA Mesquita, TF de Oliveira, ACPB Junior
Energy Conversion and Management 195, 1012-1021 , 2019
2019
Citations: 31
Experimental investigation of drivetrain resistance applied to small wind turbines
JLR Moreira, ALA Mesquita, LF Araujo, MAB Galhardo, JRP Vaz, ...
Renewable Energy 153, 324-333 , 2020
2020
Citations: 27
An approach for the dynamic behavior of hydrokinetic turbines
JJA Lopes, JRP Vaz, ALA Mesquita, ALA Mesquita, CJC Blanco
Energy procedia 75, 271-276 , 2015
2015
Citations: 27
Fault diagnosis in rotating machine using full spectrum of vibration and fuzzy logic
RR Da Silva, EDS Costa, RCL De Oliveira, ALA Mesquita
J. Eng. Sci. Technol 12 (11), 2952-2964 , 2017
2017
Citations: 22
Fault diagnosis of belt conveyor idlers based on gradient boosting decision tree
JLL Soares, TB Costa, LS Moura, WS Sousa, ALA Mesquita, ...
The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology 132 (7), 3479 … , 2024
2024
Citations: 21
Analysis of window size and statistical features for SVM-based fault diagnosis in bearings
J da Silva Souza, MVL dos Santos, RS Bayma, ALA Mesquita
IEEE Latin America Transactions 19 (02), 243-249 , 2021
2021
Citations: 21
Detecção De Falhas Em Rolamentos Usando Transformadas Tempo-Freqüência–Comparação Com Análise De Envelope.
ALA Mesquita, DFA Santiago, RA Bezerra, UA Miranda, M Dias Jr, ...
Mecánica Computacional, 1938-1954 , 2002
2002
Citations: 15
A comparison between the traditional frequency response function (FRF) and the directional frequency response function (dFRF) in rotordynamic analysis
ALA Mesquita, M Dias Jr, UA Miranda
Mecánica Computacional, 2227-2246 , 2002
2002
Citations: 15
Simulation of transfer chute operation using the discrete element method
FP Mascarenhas, ALA Mesquita, ALA Mesquita
Federal University of Pará, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Augusto … , 2013
2013
Citations: 12
Effect of bearing dissipative torques on the dynamic behavior of H-Darrieus wind turbines
KA Pinheiro, SS Custódio Filho, JRP Vaz, ALA Mesquita
Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering 43 … , 2021
2021
Citations: 10
Fatigue life estimation of hydrokinetic turbine blades
S de Souza Custódio Filho, HM Santana, JRP Vaz, LD Rodrigues, ...
Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering 42 … , 2020
2020
Citations: 10
Identificação de modos operacionais e naturais de vibração em maquinas rotativas utilizando coordenadas complexas
ALA Mesquita
Unpublished doctoral dissertation]. Campinas, Brazil: State University of … , 2004
2004
Citations: 10
Force identification from vibration data by response surface and random forest regression algorithms
FAN Setúbal, SS Custodio Filho, NS Soeiro, ALA Mesquita, MVA Nunes
Energies 15 (10), 3786 , 2022
2022
Citations: 9
Conical hopper design for mass flow–case of red mud
JCM Lobato, FP Mascarenhas, ALA Mesquita, ALA Mesquita
Holos 2, 120-131 , 2016
2016
Citations: 9
Simulação com painéis de fibra de açaí para melhoria da inteligibilidade da fala em sala de aula
LP Bastos, LC Lima, GB Santos, GSV Melo, ALA Mesquita
Ambiente Construído 21 (4), 45-63 , 2021
2021
Citations: 7
Analysis of capillary cohesion models for granular flow simulation–application for iron ore handling
LC da Silva Carvalho, EG dos Santos, ALA Mesquita, ALA Mesquita, ...
Paper presented at the 15th Brazilian Congress of Thermal Sciences and … , 2014
2014
Citations: 7
Potential use of palm oil and cocoa waste biomasses as sources of energy generation by gasification system in the state of Pará, Brazil
FJS Bandeira, JAS Ribeiro, ALA Mesquita, ALA Mesquita, EA Torres
Engenharia Agrícola 43 (spe), e20220151 , 2023
2023
Citations: 6
Use of dissipative silencers for fan noise control
ALA Mesquita, ALA Mesquita
INTER-NOISE and NOISE-CON Congress and Conference Proceedings 2005 (6), 1834 … , 2005
2005
Citations: 6

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