A Mechanism-Based Automatic Fault Diagnosis Method for Gearboxes

Convenient and fast fault diagnosis is the key to improving the service safety and maintenance efficiency of gearboxes. However, the environment and working conditions under complex service conditions are variable, and there is a lack of fault samples in engineering applications. These factors lead...

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Main Authors: Lei Xu, Tiantian Wang, Jingsong Xie, Jinsong Yang, Guangjun Gao
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-11-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/22/23/9150
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author Lei Xu
Tiantian Wang
Jingsong Xie
Jinsong Yang
Guangjun Gao
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Tiantian Wang
Jingsong Xie
Jinsong Yang
Guangjun Gao
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description Convenient and fast fault diagnosis is the key to improving the service safety and maintenance efficiency of gearboxes. However, the environment and working conditions under complex service conditions are variable, and there is a lack of fault samples in engineering applications. These factors lead to difficulties in intelligent diagnosis methods based on machine learning, while traditional mechanism-based fault diagnosis requires high expertise and long time periods for the manual analysis of data. For the requirements of diagnostic convenience, an automatic fault diagnosis method for gearboxes is proposed in this paper. The method achieves accurate acquisition of rotational speed by constructing a rotational frequency search algorithm. The self-referencing characteristic frequency identification method is proposed to avoid manual signal analysis. On this basis, a framework of anti-interference automatic diagnosis is constructed to realize automatic diagnosis of gear faults. Finally, a gear fault experiment is carried out based on a high-fidelity experimental bench of bogie to verify the effectiveness of the proposed method. The proposed automatic diagnosis method does not rely on a large number of fault samples and avoids the need for diagnosis through professional knowledge, thus saving time for data analysis and promoting the application of fault diagnosis methods.
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spelling doaj.art-1b87750c7a954fef869d328f6d5a26e92023-11-24T12:09:20ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202022-11-012223915010.3390/s22239150A Mechanism-Based Automatic Fault Diagnosis Method for GearboxesLei Xu0Tiantian Wang1Jingsong Xie2Jinsong Yang3Guangjun Gao4School of Traffic and Transportation Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410075, ChinaSchool of Traffic and Transportation Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410075, ChinaSchool of Traffic and Transportation Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410075, ChinaSchool of Traffic and Transportation Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410075, ChinaSchool of Traffic and Transportation Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410075, ChinaConvenient and fast fault diagnosis is the key to improving the service safety and maintenance efficiency of gearboxes. However, the environment and working conditions under complex service conditions are variable, and there is a lack of fault samples in engineering applications. These factors lead to difficulties in intelligent diagnosis methods based on machine learning, while traditional mechanism-based fault diagnosis requires high expertise and long time periods for the manual analysis of data. For the requirements of diagnostic convenience, an automatic fault diagnosis method for gearboxes is proposed in this paper. The method achieves accurate acquisition of rotational speed by constructing a rotational frequency search algorithm. The self-referencing characteristic frequency identification method is proposed to avoid manual signal analysis. On this basis, a framework of anti-interference automatic diagnosis is constructed to realize automatic diagnosis of gear faults. Finally, a gear fault experiment is carried out based on a high-fidelity experimental bench of bogie to verify the effectiveness of the proposed method. The proposed automatic diagnosis method does not rely on a large number of fault samples and avoids the need for diagnosis through professional knowledge, thus saving time for data analysis and promoting the application of fault diagnosis methods.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/22/23/9150gear faultsrotational frequency search algorithmfault frequency identificationautomatic diagnosis method
spellingShingle Lei Xu
Tiantian Wang
Jingsong Xie
Jinsong Yang
Guangjun Gao
A Mechanism-Based Automatic Fault Diagnosis Method for Gearboxes
Sensors
gear faults
rotational frequency search algorithm
fault frequency identification
automatic diagnosis method
title A Mechanism-Based Automatic Fault Diagnosis Method for Gearboxes
title_full A Mechanism-Based Automatic Fault Diagnosis Method for Gearboxes
title_fullStr A Mechanism-Based Automatic Fault Diagnosis Method for Gearboxes
title_full_unstemmed A Mechanism-Based Automatic Fault Diagnosis Method for Gearboxes
title_short A Mechanism-Based Automatic Fault Diagnosis Method for Gearboxes
title_sort mechanism based automatic fault diagnosis method for gearboxes
topic gear faults
rotational frequency search algorithm
fault frequency identification
automatic diagnosis method
url https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/22/23/9150
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