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In this paper, acoustic emission (AE)-based parametric analysis methods, including the logarithm of the cumulative energy (LAE), the logarithm of the slope of cumulative energy (LSCE), the b-value method, the Ib-value method, and the fast Fourier transformation (FFT), were developed to quantify the wear degree of pin connections. The b-value method offers a criterion to quickly judge whether severe wear occurs on a pin connection. To assist the research, an experimental apparatus to accelerate wear test of pin connections was designed and fabricated. The AE sensor, mounted on the test apparatus in a nondestructive manner, is capable of real-time monitoring. The micrographs of the wear of pins, and the surface roughness of pins, verified that the values of the max LAE and the max LSCE became larger as the wear degree of pin connections increased, which means different values of the max LAE and the max LSCE can reflect different wear degree of pin connections. Meanwhile, the results of the micrographs and surface roughness confirmed that the b-value is an effective method to identify severe wear, and the value \u201c1\u201d can be used as a criterion to detect severe damage in different structures. Furthermore, the results of spectrum analysis in the low frequency range showed that the wear frequency was concentrated in the range of 0.01 to 0.02 MHz for the pin connection. 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