A novel framework based on adaptive Multi-Task learning for bearing fault diagnosis

Bearing fault diagnosis is very important for the security and efficiency of electric machines. In recent years, the newly emerging deep learning methods have risen bearing fault diagnosis as a research hotspot again. To achieve better performance and interpretability and absorb novel methods, this...

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Main Authors: Jierui Zhang, Jianjun Chen, Huiwen Deng, Weihao Hu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-09-01
Series:Energy Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352484723006285
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Jianjun Chen
Huiwen Deng
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description Bearing fault diagnosis is very important for the security and efficiency of electric machines. In recent years, the newly emerging deep learning methods have risen bearing fault diagnosis as a research hotspot again. To achieve better performance and interpretability and absorb novel methods, this paper proposes a novel framework based on adaptive Multi-Task Learning for bearing fault diagnosis, Gramian Angular Fields - Markov Transition Fields - Convolutional Neural Network (GM-CNN), including data augmentation, image encoding methods and adaptive Multi-Task Learning (MTL). Firstly, data augmentation (DA) methods are applied in data preprocessing for tackling the problems of lack of data and weak generalization ability. They include cropping, flipping, and noise injection. Secondly, Gramian Angular Fields (GAF), Markov Transition Fields (MTF), and their combination GAF-MTF are used to encode time series into images which are more proper for convolutional neural network (CNN) to extract features and classify. Then, the processed data are fed into the proposed MTL framework, and tasks for classifying the fault type and severity are trained jointly as they share some general knowledge and this saves more time. Besides, attention is applied to make the MTL adaptive, which is helpful for more balanced training. Some experiments are carried out. And the experiment results show that the proposed framework is relatively simple but more effective, classifying the fault type and severity with high accuracy (basically higher than 99%). It is shown that every step of the framework is important and essential. This paper provides a reference for future studies on bearing fault diagnosis from the perspective of feature extraction and CNN. It could also be applied to other time series classification situations which could be promising directions.
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spelling doaj.art-d76d5454f3374a258448110d946542bb2023-09-12T04:15:46ZengElsevierEnergy Reports2352-48472023-09-019522531A novel framework based on adaptive Multi-Task learning for bearing fault diagnosisJierui Zhang0Jianjun Chen1Huiwen Deng2Weihao Hu3School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, No.2006, Xiyuan Avenue, West Hi-tech Zone, Chengdu 611731, ChinaSchool of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, No.2006, Xiyuan Avenue, West Hi-tech Zone, Chengdu 611731, China; Corresponding author.School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, No.2006, Xiyuan Avenue, West Hi-tech Zone, Chengdu 611731, China; Sichuan Energy Industry Investment Group CO., LTD, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610000, ChinaSchool of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, No.2006, Xiyuan Avenue, West Hi-tech Zone, Chengdu 611731, ChinaBearing fault diagnosis is very important for the security and efficiency of electric machines. In recent years, the newly emerging deep learning methods have risen bearing fault diagnosis as a research hotspot again. To achieve better performance and interpretability and absorb novel methods, this paper proposes a novel framework based on adaptive Multi-Task Learning for bearing fault diagnosis, Gramian Angular Fields - Markov Transition Fields - Convolutional Neural Network (GM-CNN), including data augmentation, image encoding methods and adaptive Multi-Task Learning (MTL). Firstly, data augmentation (DA) methods are applied in data preprocessing for tackling the problems of lack of data and weak generalization ability. They include cropping, flipping, and noise injection. Secondly, Gramian Angular Fields (GAF), Markov Transition Fields (MTF), and their combination GAF-MTF are used to encode time series into images which are more proper for convolutional neural network (CNN) to extract features and classify. Then, the processed data are fed into the proposed MTL framework, and tasks for classifying the fault type and severity are trained jointly as they share some general knowledge and this saves more time. Besides, attention is applied to make the MTL adaptive, which is helpful for more balanced training. Some experiments are carried out. And the experiment results show that the proposed framework is relatively simple but more effective, classifying the fault type and severity with high accuracy (basically higher than 99%). It is shown that every step of the framework is important and essential. This paper provides a reference for future studies on bearing fault diagnosis from the perspective of feature extraction and CNN. It could also be applied to other time series classification situations which could be promising directions.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352484723006285Bearing fault diagnosisMulti-Task Learning (MTL)Convolutional neural network (CNN)Gramian Angular Fields (GAF)Markov Transition Fields (MTF)Data augmentation (DA)
spellingShingle Jierui Zhang
Jianjun Chen
Huiwen Deng
Weihao Hu
A novel framework based on adaptive Multi-Task learning for bearing fault diagnosis
Energy Reports
Bearing fault diagnosis
Multi-Task Learning (MTL)
Convolutional neural network (CNN)
Gramian Angular Fields (GAF)
Markov Transition Fields (MTF)
Data augmentation (DA)
title A novel framework based on adaptive Multi-Task learning for bearing fault diagnosis
title_full A novel framework based on adaptive Multi-Task learning for bearing fault diagnosis
title_fullStr A novel framework based on adaptive Multi-Task learning for bearing fault diagnosis
title_full_unstemmed A novel framework based on adaptive Multi-Task learning for bearing fault diagnosis
title_short A novel framework based on adaptive Multi-Task learning for bearing fault diagnosis
title_sort novel framework based on adaptive multi task learning for bearing fault diagnosis
topic Bearing fault diagnosis
Multi-Task Learning (MTL)
Convolutional neural network (CNN)
Gramian Angular Fields (GAF)
Markov Transition Fields (MTF)
Data augmentation (DA)
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352484723006285
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