SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING RECIPROCATING DEVICE ABNORMALITIES UTILIZING STANDARD QUALITY CONTROL TECHNIQUES

A system (8) includes a controller (25) configured to receive a signal acquired by the at least one knock sensor (23) coupled to a reciprocating device (10), to sample the received signal, to analyze the sampled signal, and to utilize standard quality control (SQC) techniques to perform real-time diagnostics on the reciprocating device based on the analyzed signal.