Force Sensor Based Tool Condition Monitoring Using a Heterogeneous Ensemble Learning Model

Tool condition monitoring (TCM) plays an important role in improving machining efficiency and guaranteeing workpiece quality. In order to realize reliable recognition of the tool condition, a robust classifier needs to be constructed to depict the relationship between tool wear states and sensory in...

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Main Authors: Guofeng Wang, Yinwei Yang, Zhimeng Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-11-01
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/14/11/21588
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description Tool condition monitoring (TCM) plays an important role in improving machining efficiency and guaranteeing workpiece quality. In order to realize reliable recognition of the tool condition, a robust classifier needs to be constructed to depict the relationship between tool wear states and sensory information. However, because of the complexity of the machining process and the uncertainty of the tool wear evolution, it is hard for a single classifier to fit all the collected samples without sacrificing generalization ability. In this paper, heterogeneous ensemble learning is proposed to realize tool condition monitoring in which the support vector machine (SVM), hidden Markov model (HMM) and radius basis function (RBF) are selected as base classifiers and a stacking ensemble strategy is further used to reflect the relationship between the outputs of these base classifiers and tool wear states. Based on the heterogeneous ensemble learning classifier, an online monitoring system is constructed in which the harmonic features are extracted from force signals and a minimal redundancy and maximal relevance (mRMR) algorithm is utilized to select the most prominent features. To verify the effectiveness of the proposed method, a titanium alloy milling experiment was carried out and samples with different tool wear states were collected to build the proposed heterogeneous ensemble learning classifier. Moreover, the homogeneous ensemble learning model and majority voting strategy are also adopted to make a comparison. The analysis and comparison results show that the proposed heterogeneous ensemble learning classifier performs better in both classification accuracy and stability.
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spelling doaj.art-eda4675d741e445da9ea00922838e0712022-12-22T02:07:26ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202014-11-011411215882160210.3390/s141121588s141121588Force Sensor Based Tool Condition Monitoring Using a Heterogeneous Ensemble Learning ModelGuofeng Wang0Yinwei Yang1Zhimeng Li2Key Laboratory of Mechanism Theory and Equipment Design of Ministry of Education, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, ChinaKey Laboratory of Mechanism Theory and Equipment Design of Ministry of Education, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, ChinaKey Laboratory of Mechanism Theory and Equipment Design of Ministry of Education, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, ChinaTool condition monitoring (TCM) plays an important role in improving machining efficiency and guaranteeing workpiece quality. In order to realize reliable recognition of the tool condition, a robust classifier needs to be constructed to depict the relationship between tool wear states and sensory information. However, because of the complexity of the machining process and the uncertainty of the tool wear evolution, it is hard for a single classifier to fit all the collected samples without sacrificing generalization ability. In this paper, heterogeneous ensemble learning is proposed to realize tool condition monitoring in which the support vector machine (SVM), hidden Markov model (HMM) and radius basis function (RBF) are selected as base classifiers and a stacking ensemble strategy is further used to reflect the relationship between the outputs of these base classifiers and tool wear states. Based on the heterogeneous ensemble learning classifier, an online monitoring system is constructed in which the harmonic features are extracted from force signals and a minimal redundancy and maximal relevance (mRMR) algorithm is utilized to select the most prominent features. To verify the effectiveness of the proposed method, a titanium alloy milling experiment was carried out and samples with different tool wear states were collected to build the proposed heterogeneous ensemble learning classifier. Moreover, the homogeneous ensemble learning model and majority voting strategy are also adopted to make a comparison. The analysis and comparison results show that the proposed heterogeneous ensemble learning classifier performs better in both classification accuracy and stability.http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/14/11/21588heterogeneous ensemble learningtool condition monitoringstackingforce sensor
spellingShingle Guofeng Wang
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heterogeneous ensemble learning
tool condition monitoring
stacking
force sensor
title Force Sensor Based Tool Condition Monitoring Using a Heterogeneous Ensemble Learning Model
title_full Force Sensor Based Tool Condition Monitoring Using a Heterogeneous Ensemble Learning Model
title_fullStr Force Sensor Based Tool Condition Monitoring Using a Heterogeneous Ensemble Learning Model
title_full_unstemmed Force Sensor Based Tool Condition Monitoring Using a Heterogeneous Ensemble Learning Model
title_short Force Sensor Based Tool Condition Monitoring Using a Heterogeneous Ensemble Learning Model
title_sort force sensor based tool condition monitoring using a heterogeneous ensemble learning model
topic heterogeneous ensemble learning
tool condition monitoring
stacking
force sensor
url http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/14/11/21588
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