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Machine Learning in Vibration and Acoustics

A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Acoustics and Vibrations".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2022) | Viewed by 26573

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State Key Laboratory of Mechanical System and Vibration, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
Interests: PHM; machine learning; vibration and acoustics; signal processing; dynamics analysis and control
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School of Civil Aviation, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
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Dear Colleagues,

The modern industry has increasingly high requirements for the reliability and quality of equipment and products. As we all know, vibration and sound contain rich information about the operation process of equipment and products, which are often used to monitor and analyze the state of the system. Over the past two decades, machine learning has been widely used in various fields of engineering due to its ability to learn complex problems. We are interested in articles on the latest research progress and achievements of machine learning in vibration and acoustics. Potential topics include but are not limited to the following:

  • Advanced vibration and sound data mining technology;
  • Advanced condition monitoring based on vibration and sound;
  • Advanced machine-learning-based diagnosis and health assessment methods;
  • PHM based on vibration and acoustic information;
  • Acoustic distributed and multisensor intelligent processing;
  • Acoustic measurements and array signal processing;
  • Aeroacoustic signal processing;
  • Aero-engine acoustic testing and signal processing;
  • Aeroacoustic detection and security;
  • VR/AR/MR/CR technologies for the visual reconstruction and control of the sound field.

Dr. Chengjin Qin
Dr. Liang Yu
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20 pages, 4197 KiB  
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Tool and Workpiece Condition Classification Using Empirical Mode Decomposition (EMD) with Hilbert–Huang Transform (HHT) of Vibration Signals and Machine Learning Models
by Isaac Opeyemi Olalere and Oludolapo Akanni Olanrewaju
Appl. Sci. 2023, 13(4), 2248; https://doi.org/10.3390/app13042248 - 9 Feb 2023
Cited by 11 | Viewed by 2258
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Existing studies have attempted to determine the tool chipping condition using the indirect method of data capture and intelligent analysis techniques considering machine parameters, and tool conditions using signal processing techniques. Due to the obstructive nature of the machining operation, however, it is [...] Read more.
Existing studies have attempted to determine the tool chipping condition using the indirect method of data capture and intelligent analysis techniques considering machine parameters, and tool conditions using signal processing techniques. Due to the obstructive nature of the machining operation, however, it is daunting to use signal capturing to intelligently capture the condition of the tool as well as that of the workpiece. This study aimed to apply some advanced signal processing techniques to the vibration signals captured experimentally during machining operation for the decision making and analysis of tool and workpiece conditions. Vibration signals were captured during turning operations while using four (4) classes of tools, based on their flank wear. The signals were first pre-processed and decomposed using the Empirical Mode Decomposition (EMD) method. The Hilbert–Huang transform (HHT) was applied to the resulting IMFs obtained to compute the feature vectors used to classify the condition of the tool and workpiece. A total of 12 features, consisting of instantaneous properties such as instantaneous energy, instantaneous frequencies, and amplitudes, were obtained for data training and classification of tool conditions. To optimize the classification process, feature selection was performed using a genetic algorithm (GA) to reduce the number of features from 12 to 4 for data training and classification. The feature vectors were first trained for tool classification with a neural network scaled conjugate gradient (SCG) algorithm. The result showed that the model classification error was 0.102. Two other machine learning models, support vector machine (SVM) and K-Nearest Neighbors (KNN), were also implemented for classifying the tool conditions, from the feature vector, to determine the model that most accurately predicted the condition of the tool. To avoid bias and reduce misclassification errors, the k-fold cross-validation technique was applied with ‘k’ taken as 5 and 10. The computed feature vectors were used as inputs to train the machine learning model using both SVM and KNN models to classify the tool and workpiece condition during machining. The error loss of each model was evaluated and plotted to review the performance. The average overall error loss of 0.5031 was observed for the SVM model with 5-fold cross-validation, whereas the error loss of 0.0318 was observed for the KNN model with 5-fold cross-validation. The average overall error loss of 0.5009 was observed for the SVM model with 10-fold cross-validation when trained using the features selected by a genetic algorithm (GA), while the average overall error loss of 0.0343 was observed for the KNN model. The optimal performance of the SVM model was obtained when all features were used for the training, whereas the KNN model performed better when feature selection was implemented. The error losses of the models were evaluated to be less in KNN models, compared to SVM and SCG. The obtained results also showed that the developed KNN models performed 10 times better than the SVM model in predicting the tool condition from the captured vibration signal during the machining process. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Machine Learning in Vibration and Acoustics)
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A Two-Stage Structural Damage Detection Method Based on 1D-CNN and SVM
by Chenhui Jiang, Qifeng Zhou, Jiayan Lei and Xinhong Wang
Appl. Sci. 2022, 12(20), 10394; https://doi.org/10.3390/app122010394 - 15 Oct 2022
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Deep learning has been applied to structural damage detection and achieved great success in recent years, such as the popular structural damage detection methods based on structural vibration response and convolutional neural networks (CNN). However, due to the limited number of vibration response [...] Read more.
Deep learning has been applied to structural damage detection and achieved great success in recent years, such as the popular structural damage detection methods based on structural vibration response and convolutional neural networks (CNN). However, due to the limited number of vibration response samples that can be acquired in practice for damage detection, the CNN-based models may not be fully trained; thus, their performance for identifying different damage severity as well as the damage locations may be reduced. To solve this issue, in this paper, we follow the strategy of "divide-and-conquer" and propose a two-stage structural damage detection method. Specifically, in the first stage, a 1D-CNN model is constructed to extract the damage features automatically and identify the damage locations. In the second stage, a support vector machine (SVM) model and wavelet packet decomposition technique are combined to further quantify the damage. Experiments are conducted on an eight-level steel frame structure, and the accuracy of the experimental results is greater than 99%, which demonstrates the superiority of the proposed method compared to the state-of-the-art approaches. Full article
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Singing-Voice Timbre Evaluations Based on Transfer Learning
by Rongfeng Li and Mingtong Zhang
Appl. Sci. 2022, 12(19), 9931; https://doi.org/10.3390/app12199931 - 2 Oct 2022
Cited by 1 | Viewed by 2646
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The development of artificial intelligence technology has made it possible to realize automatic evaluation systems for singing, and relevant research has been able to achieve accurate evaluations with respect to pitch and rhythm, but research on singing-voice timbre evaluation has remained at the [...] Read more.
The development of artificial intelligence technology has made it possible to realize automatic evaluation systems for singing, and relevant research has been able to achieve accurate evaluations with respect to pitch and rhythm, but research on singing-voice timbre evaluation has remained at the level of theoretical analysis. Timbre is closely related to expression performance, breath control, emotional rendering, and other aspects of singing skills, and it has a crucial impact on the evaluation of song interpretation. The purpose of this research is to investigate the automatic evaluation method of singing-voice timbre. At the present stage, timbre research generally has problems such as a paucity of datasets, a single evaluation index, easy overfitting or a model’s failure to converge. Compared with the singing voice, the research on musical instruments is more mature, with more available data and richer evaluation dimensions. We constructed a deep network based on the CRNN model to perform timbre evaluation, and the test results showed that cross-media learning of timbre evaluation is feasible, which also indicates that humans have a consistent timbre perception with respect to musical instruments and vocals. Full article
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Uncertainty Quantification for Infrasound Propagation in the Atmospheric Environment
by Liang Yu, Xiaoquan Yi, Ran Wang, Chenyu Zhang, Tongdong Wang and Xiaopeng Zhang
Appl. Sci. 2022, 12(17), 8850; https://doi.org/10.3390/app12178850 - 2 Sep 2022
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The propagation of infrasound in the atmosphere is influenced by atmospheric environmental parameters, which affect the precise localization of the infrasound source. Therefore, it has become crucial to quantify the influence of atmospheric environmental parameters on infrasound propagation. First, in this paper, the [...] Read more.
The propagation of infrasound in the atmosphere is influenced by atmospheric environmental parameters, which affect the precise localization of the infrasound source. Therefore, it has become crucial to quantify the influence of atmospheric environmental parameters on infrasound propagation. First, in this paper, the tau-p model is chosen as the physical model of infrasound propagation in a non-uniform moving medium. The atmospheric environmental parameters affecting infrasound propagation are determined. Secondly, the atmospheric environmental parameter distribution data are generated using the Sobol sampling method. Third, the generated atmospheric data are incorporated into the physical model of infrasound propagation to solve the output. Finally, Sobol sensitivity analysis is performed for each parameter, and the atmospheric parameter with the largest Sobol index is identified as the one with the most significant influence on infrasound propagation. Full article
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Research on Influence of Switching Angle on the Vibration of Switched Reluctance Motor
by Xiao Ling, Chenhao Zhou, Lianqiao Yang and Jianhua Zhang
Appl. Sci. 2022, 12(9), 4793; https://doi.org/10.3390/app12094793 - 9 May 2022
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Switched Reluctance Motors (SRMs) have emerged as a viable competitor to other established electrical machines. Although SRMs have many advantages, such as a rare earth free nature, simple structure, high fault tolerance capability and low cost, vibration problems due to radial force variations [...] Read more.
Switched Reluctance Motors (SRMs) have emerged as a viable competitor to other established electrical machines. Although SRMs have many advantages, such as a rare earth free nature, simple structure, high fault tolerance capability and low cost, vibration problems due to radial force variations is still a major issue faced by SRMs. Hence, aimed at the problem of vibration suppression for SRMs, this paper proposes a method that focuses on the influence of the change of the turn-on angle and turn-off angle on the vibration of the SRM under the switching angle control (SAC) strategy. Firstly, the influence of the turn-on and turn-off angles on the harmonic components of the current is analyzed in detail. Then, the vibration caused by the frequency of the harmonic components of the current and the natural frequency of the motor is mainly studied. The results show that the harmonic order affecting vibration is related to the rotational speed, and by analyzing the value of this harmonic order, the variation law of vibration with the switching angle can be obtained. When the turn-off angle is constant, the amplitudes of the current harmonic component and vibration first decrease and then increase with the increase of the turn-on angle. Additionally, when the turn-on angle is constant, the current harmonic and vibration show the tendency of periodic oscillation with the variation of the turn-off angle, and the oscillation period is related to the harmonic order. The combination of switching angles that minimizes the certain current harmonic component also minimizes vibration. The effectiveness of the variation law was verified on a 12/8 poles and 1.5 KW SRM drive system test bench, which provide a new perspective on vibration suppression of SRMs. Full article
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Time-Varying Degradation Model for Remaining Useful Life Prediction of Rolling Bearings under Variable Rotational Speed
by Wenliao Du, Xukun Hou and Hongchao Wang
Appl. Sci. 2022, 12(8), 4044; https://doi.org/10.3390/app12084044 - 16 Apr 2022
Cited by 7 | Viewed by 2586
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It is difficult to accurately extract the health index of non-stationary signals of rolling bearings under variable rotational speed, which also leads to greater prediction error for bearing degradation models with fixed parameters. For this reason, an angular domain unscented particle filter model [...] Read more.
It is difficult to accurately extract the health index of non-stationary signals of rolling bearings under variable rotational speed, which also leads to greater prediction error for bearing degradation models with fixed parameters. For this reason, an angular domain unscented particle filter model with time-varying degradation parameters is proposed to deal with the remaining useful life (RUL) prediction of rolling bearings. Order analysis is first performed to transform the variable-speed signal from time domain to angular domain for extracting the health index in the angular domain representation. To track the bearing degradation state, a real-time finite element model is established to guide the parameters updating the procedure of the performance degradation model. Finally, the bearing degradation state is estimated by the unscented particle filter (UPF), and then the remaining useful life of the bearing is predicted. In this way, the time-varying degradation model is developed by considering both non-stationary feature extraction and dynamic state tracking for rolling bearings. The proposed method is verified by both benchmarks: bearing experimental data, and a bearing accelerated life experiment. Compared with state-of-the-art prognostic methods, the present model can predict the bearing remaining useful life (RUL) more accurately under variable rotational speed. Full article
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Multiple Sound Source Localization, Separation, and Reconstruction by Microphone Array: A DNN-Based Approach
by Long Chen, Guitong Chen, Lei Huang, Yat-Sze Choy and Weize Sun
Appl. Sci. 2022, 12(7), 3428; https://doi.org/10.3390/app12073428 - 28 Mar 2022
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Synchronistical localization, separation, and reconstruction for multiple sound sources are usually necessary in various situations, such as in conference rooms, living rooms, and supermarkets. To improve the intelligibility of speech signals, the application of deep neural networks (DNNs) has achieved considerable success in [...] Read more.
Synchronistical localization, separation, and reconstruction for multiple sound sources are usually necessary in various situations, such as in conference rooms, living rooms, and supermarkets. To improve the intelligibility of speech signals, the application of deep neural networks (DNNs) has achieved considerable success in the area of time-domain signal separation and reconstruction. In this paper, we propose a hybrid microphone array signal processing approach for the nearfield scenario that combines the beamforming technique and DNN. Using this method, the challenge of identifying both the sound source location and content can be overcome. Moreover, the use of a sequenced virtual sound field reconstruction process enables the proposed approach to be quite suitable for a sound field which contains a dominant, stronger sound source and masked, weaker sound sources. Using this strategy, all traceable, mainly sound, sources can be discovered by loops in a given sound field. The operational duration and accuracy of localization are further improved by substituting the broadband weighted multiple signal classification (BW-MUSIC) method for the conventional delay-and-sum (DAS) beamforming algorithm. The effectiveness of the proposed method for localizing and reconstructing speech signals was validated by simulations and experiments with promising results. The localization results were accurate, while the similarity and correlation between the reconstructed and original signals was high. Full article
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Rolling Bearing Weak Fault Feature Extraction under Variable Speed Conditions via Joint Sparsity and Low-Rankness in the Cyclic Order-Frequency Domain
by Ran Wang, Chenyu Zhang, Liang Yu, Haitao Fang and Xiong Hu
Appl. Sci. 2022, 12(5), 2449; https://doi.org/10.3390/app12052449 - 26 Feb 2022
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Rolling bearings are critical to the normal operation of mechanical systems, which often undergo time-varying working conditions. When the local defects appear on a rolling bearing, the transient impulses will generate and be covered by the strong background noise. Therefore, extracting the rolling [...] Read more.
Rolling bearings are critical to the normal operation of mechanical systems, which often undergo time-varying working conditions. When the local defects appear on a rolling bearing, the transient impulses will generate and be covered by the strong background noise. Therefore, extracting the rolling bearing weak fault feature with time-varying speed is critical to mechanical system diagnosis. A weak fault feature extraction strategy of rolling bearing under time-varying working conditions is proposed. Firstly, the order-frequency spectral correlation (OFSC) is computed for transferring the measured signal into a higher dimensional space. Then, the joint sparsity and low-rankness constraint is imposed on OFSC to detect the time-varying faulty characteristics. An algorithm in the alternating direction method of multipliers (ADMM) framework is derived. Finally, the enhanced envelope order spectrum (EEOS) is applied to further detect the defective features, which can make the fault features more obvious. The feasibility of the proposed method is confirmed by simulations and an experimental case. Full article
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Intelligent Diagnosis of Rotating Machinery Based on Optimized Adaptive Learning Dictionary and 1DCNN
by Hongchao Wang, Chuang Liu, Wenliao Du and Shuangyuan Wang
Appl. Sci. 2021, 11(23), 11325; https://doi.org/10.3390/app112311325 - 30 Nov 2021
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In the intelligent fault diagnosis of rotating machinery, it is difficult to extract early weak fault impact features of rotating machinery under the interference of strong background noise, which makes the accuracy of fault identification low. In order to effectively identify the early [...] Read more.
In the intelligent fault diagnosis of rotating machinery, it is difficult to extract early weak fault impact features of rotating machinery under the interference of strong background noise, which makes the accuracy of fault identification low. In order to effectively identify the early faults of rotating machinery, an intelligent fault diagnosis method of rotating machinery based on an optimized adaptive learning dictionary and one-dimensional convolution neural network (1DCNN) is proposed in this paper. First of all, based on the original signal, a redundant dictionary with impact components is constructed by K-singular value decomposition (K-SVD), and the sparse coefficients are solved by an optimized orthogonal matching pursuit (OMP) algorithm. The sparse representation of fault impact features is realized, and the reconstructed signal with a concise fault impact feature structure is obtained. Secondly, the reconstructed signal is normalized, and the experimental dataset is divided into samples. Finally, the training set is input into the 1DCNN model for model training, and the test set is input into the trained model for classification and detection to complete the intelligent fault classification diagnosis of rotating machinery. This method is applied to the fault diagnosis of bearing data of Case Western Reserve University and worm gear reducer data of Shanghai University of Technology. Compared with other methods and models, the results show that the diagnosis method proposed in this paper can achieve higher diagnosis accuracy and better generalization ability than other diagnosis models under different datasets. Full article
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A Cutting Pattern Recognition Method for Shearers Based on ICEEMDAN and Improved Grey Wolf Optimizer Algorithm-Optimized SVM
by Changpeng Li, Tianhao Peng and Yanmin Zhu
Appl. Sci. 2021, 11(19), 9081; https://doi.org/10.3390/app11199081 - 29 Sep 2021
Cited by 6 | Viewed by 1752
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When the shearer is cutting, the sound signal generated by the cutting drum crushing coal and rock contains a wealth of cutting status information. In order to effectively process the shearer cutting sound signal and accurately identify the cutting mode, this paper proposed [...] Read more.
When the shearer is cutting, the sound signal generated by the cutting drum crushing coal and rock contains a wealth of cutting status information. In order to effectively process the shearer cutting sound signal and accurately identify the cutting mode, this paper proposed a shearer cutting sound signal recognition method based on an improved complete ensemble empirical mode decomposition with adaptive noise (ICCEMDAN) and an improved grey wolf optimizer (IGWO) algorithm-optimized support vector machine (SVM). First, the approach applied ICEEMDAN to process the cutting sound signal and obtained several intrinsic mode function (IMF) components. It used the correlation coefficient to select the characteristic component. Meanwhile, this paper calculated the composite multi-scale permutation entropy (CMPE) of the characteristic components as the eigenvalue. Then, the method introduced a differential evolution algorithm and nonlinear convergence factor to improve the GWO algorithm. It used the improved GWO algorithm to realize the adaptive selection of SVM parameters and established a cutting sound signal recognition model. According to the proportioning plan, the paper made several simulation coal walls for cutting experiments and collected cutting sound signals for cutting pattern recognition. The experimental results show that the method proposed in this paper can effectively process the cutting sound signal of the shearer, and the average accuracy of the cutting pattern recognition model reached 97.67%. Full article
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