Bearing fault diagnosis based on multi-scale spectral images and convolutional neural network
This work addresses fault diagnosis for mechanical bearings, presenting an incremental improvement over traditional methods.
The paper tackled low diagnostic accuracy in bearing fault diagnosis by proposing a method using multi-scale spectral images and convolutional neural networks, achieving significant accuracy improvements as demonstrated in two experimental cases.
To address the challenges of low diagnostic accuracy in traditional bearing fault diagnosis methods, this paper proposes a novel fault diagnosis approach based on multi-scale spectrum feature images and deep learning. Firstly, the vibration signal are preprocessed through mean removal and then converted to multi-length spectrum with fast Fourier transforms (FFT). Secondly, a novel feature called multi-scale spectral image (MSSI) is constructed by multi-length spectrum paving scheme. Finally, a deep learning framework, convolutional neural network (CNN), is formulated to diagnose the bearing faults. Two experimental cases are utilized to verify the effectiveness of the proposed method. Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed method significantly improves the accuracy of fault diagnosis.