scholarly journals Multifault Diagnosis of Rolling Element Bearings Using a Wavelet Kurtogram and Vector Median-Based Feature Analysis

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Phuong H. Nguyen ◽  
Jong-Myon Kim
Keyword(s):  
Wavelet Packet ◽  
Health Condition ◽  
Rolling Element Bearing ◽  
Feature Analysis ◽  
Linear Discriminant ◽  
Bearing Fault ◽  
Fault Features ◽  
Rolling Element ◽  
Vector Median ◽  
The Time Domain

This paper presents a comprehensive multifault diagnosis methodology for incipient rolling element bearing failures. This is done by combining a wavelet packet transform- (WPT-) based kurtogram and a new vector median-based feature analysis technique. The proposed approach first extracts useful features that are characteristic of the bearing health condition from the time domain, frequency domain, and envelope power spectrum of incoming acoustic emission (AE) signals by using a WPT-based kurtogram. Then, an enhanced feature analysis approach based on the linear discriminant analysis (LDA) technique is used to select the most discriminant bearing fault features from the original feature set. These selected fault features are used by a Naïve Bayes (NB) classifier to classify the bearing fault conditions. The performance of the proposed methodology is tested and validated under various bearing fault conditions on an experimental test rig and compared with conventional state-of-the-art approaches. The proposed bearing fault diagnosis methodology yields average classification accuracies of 91.11%, 96.67%, 98.89%, 99.44%, and 98.61% at rotational speeds of 300, 350, 400, 450, and 500 rpm, respectively.

scholarly journals Rolling-Element Bearing Fault Data Automatic Clustering Based on Wavelet and Deep Neural Network

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanli Yang ◽  
Peiying Fu
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Deep Neural Network ◽  
Wavelet Packet ◽  
Rolling Element Bearing ◽  
Classification Error ◽  
Bearing Fault ◽  
Automatic Clustering ◽  
Rolling Element ◽  
Element Bearing ◽  
The Time Domain

A method based on wavelet and deep neural network for rolling-element bearing fault data automatic clustering is proposed. The method can achieve intelligent signal classification without human knowledge. The time-domain vibration signals are decomposed by wavelet packet transform (WPT) to obtain eigenvectors that characterize fault types. By using the eigenvectors, a dataset in which samples are labeled randomly is configured. The dataset is roughly classified by the distance-based clustering method. A fine classification process based on deep neural network is followed to achieve accurate classification. The entire process is automatically completed, which can effectively overcome the shortcomings such as low work efficiency, high implementation cost, and large classification error caused by individual participation. The proposed method is tested with the bearing data provided by the Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) Bearing Data Center. The testing results show that the proposed method has good performance in automatic clustering of rolling-element bearings fault data.

Rolling Element Bearing Fault Detection Using Redundant Second Generation Wavelet Packet Transform

2011 ◽  
Vol 199-200 ◽  
pp. 931-935 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ning Li ◽  
Rui Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Wavelet Transform ◽  
Fault Detection ◽  
Second Generation ◽  
Wavelet Packet ◽  
Vibration Signal ◽  
Rolling Element Bearing ◽  
Bearing Fault ◽  
Rolling Element ◽  
Element Bearing ◽  
Second Generation Wavelet

Wavelet transform has been widely used for the vibration signal based rolling element bearing fault detection. However, the problem of aliasing inhering in discrete wavelet transform restricts its further application in this field. To overcome this deficiency, a novel fault detection method for roll element bearing using redundant second generation wavelet packet transform (RSGWPT) is proposed. Because of the absence of the downsampling and upsampling operations in the redundant wavelet transform, the aliasing in each subband signal is alleviated. Consequently, the signal in each subband can be characterized by the extracted features more effectively. The proposed method is applied to analyze the vibration signal measured from a faulty bearing. Testing results confirm that the proposed method is effective in extracting weak fault feature from a complex background.

scholarly journals Peak-Based Mode Decomposition for Weak Fault Feature Enhancement and Detection of Rolling Element Bearing

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhi Xu ◽  
Gang Tang ◽  
Mengfu He
Keyword(s):  
Vibration Signal ◽  
Rolling Element Bearing ◽  
Frequency Noise ◽  
Wavelet Method ◽  
Bearing Fault ◽  
Feature Enhancement ◽  
Mode Decomposition ◽  
Fault Features ◽  
Rolling Element ◽  
Vibration Signal Analysis

Rolling element bearings are widely used in rotating machinery to support shafts, whose failures may affect the health of the whole system. However, strong noise interferences often make the bearing fault features submerged and difficult to be identified. Peak-based wavelet method is such a way to reduce certain noise and enhance the fault features by increasing the sparsity of monitored signals. But peak-based wavelet parameters need to be optimized due to the determined basis function and constant resolution, which will affect the efficiency of vibration signal analysis. To address these problems, a peak-based mode decomposition is proposed for weak bearing fault feature enhancement and detection. Firstly, to enhance the differences between repetitive transients and high-frequency noise, a peak-based piecewise recombination is used to convert the middle frequency parts into low-frequency ones. Then, the recombined signal is processed by empirical mode decomposition, combining with a criterion of cross-correlation coefficients and kurtosis. Subsequently, a backward peak transformation is performed to obtain the enhanced signal. Finally, the fault diagnosis is implemented by the squared envelope spectrum, whose normalized squared magnitude is used as a bearing fault indicator. The analysis results of the simulated signals and the experimental signals show that the proposed method can enhance and identify the weak repetitive transient features. The superiority of the proposed method for faint repetitive transient detection is also verified by comparing with the peak-based wavelet method.

A multichannel fusion approach based on coupled hidden Markov models for rolling element bearing fault diagnosis

2011 ◽  
Vol 226 (1) ◽  
pp. 202-216 ◽  
Author(s):  
W B Xiao ◽  
J Chen ◽  
G M Dong ◽  
Y Zhou ◽  
Z Y Wang
Keyword(s):  
Markov Models ◽  
Hidden Markov ◽  
Wavelet Packet ◽  
Rolling Element Bearing ◽  
Vibration Signals ◽  
Bearing Fault Diagnosis ◽  
Rolling Element ◽  
Coupled Hidden Markov Models ◽  
Element Bearing ◽  
Fusion Approach

This paper presents a novel multichannel fusion approach based on coupled hidden Markov models (CHMMs) for rolling element bearing fault diagnosis. Different from a hidden Markov model (HMM), a CHMM contains multiple state sequences and observation sequences, and hence has powerful potential for multichannel fusion. In this study, a two-chain CHMM is employed to integrate the two-channel vibration signals collected from bearings, i.e. the horizontal and vertical vibration signals. Efficient probabilistic inference and parameter estimation algorithms are developed for the model. An experiment was carried out to validate the proposed approach. Normalized wavelet packet energy and wavelet packet energy entropy are extracted as features for classification respectively. Then, the results of the proposed approach are compared with those of the currently used approach based on HMMs and one-channel signals. The results show that the proposed approach is feasible and effective to improve the classification rate.

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