Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction -- Rolling element bearings : faults, models and vibration analysis techniques -- Spectral kurtosis enhancement and optimization for rolling element bearings -- The enhancement of diagnosis of rolling element bearings using minimum entropy deconvolution -- Semi-automated blind fault diagnosis of rolling element bearings in complex systems -- Simulating gear and bearing interactions in the presence of faults -- Localized and extended bearing fault simulation for diagnostics -- Rolling element bearing prognosis -- Summary, conclusion and future work -- Appendix A: Gear bearing simulation model.