Research on Unsupervised Domain Adaptive Bearing Fault Diagnosis Method Based on Migration Learning Using MSACNN-IJMMD-DANN

To address the problems of feature extraction, cost of obtaining labeled samples, and large differences in domain distribution in bearing fault diagnosis on variable operating conditions, an unsupervised domain-adaptive bearing fault diagnosis method based on migration learning using MSACNN-IJMMD-DA...

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Main Authors: Xiaoxu Li, Jiahao Wang, Jianqiang Wang, Jixuan Wang, Qinghua Li, Xuelian Yu, Jiaming Chen
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author Xiaoxu Li
Jiahao Wang
Jianqiang Wang
Jixuan Wang
Qinghua Li
Xuelian Yu
Jiaming Chen
author_facet Xiaoxu Li
Jiahao Wang
Jianqiang Wang
Jixuan Wang
Qinghua Li
Xuelian Yu
Jiaming Chen
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description To address the problems of feature extraction, cost of obtaining labeled samples, and large differences in domain distribution in bearing fault diagnosis on variable operating conditions, an unsupervised domain-adaptive bearing fault diagnosis method based on migration learning using MSACNN-IJMMD-DANN (multi-scale and attention-based convolutional neural network, MSACNN, improved joint maximum mean discrepancy, IJMMD, domain adversarial neural network, DANN) is proposed. Firstly, in order to extract fault-type features from the source domain and target domain, this paper establishes a MSACNN based on multi-scale and attention mechanisms. Secondly, to reduce the feature distribution difference between the source and target domains and address the issue of domain distribution differences, the joint maximum mean discrepancy and correlation alignment approaches are used to create the metric criterion. Then, the adversarial loss mechanism in DANN is introduced to reduce the interference of weakly correlated domain features for better fault diagnosis and identification. Finally, the method is validated using bearing datasets from Case Western Reserve University, Jiangnan University, and our laboratory. The experimental results demonstrated that the method achieved higher accuracy across different migration tasks, providing an effective solution for bearing fault diagnosis in industrial environments with varying operating conditions.
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spelling doaj-art-59b0eb91f43a499c87f2f4988c8a29ce2025-08-20T03:58:31ZengMDPI AGMachines2075-17022025-07-0113761810.3390/machines13070618Research on Unsupervised Domain Adaptive Bearing Fault Diagnosis Method Based on Migration Learning Using MSACNN-IJMMD-DANNXiaoxu Li0Jiahao Wang1Jianqiang Wang2Jixuan Wang3Qinghua Li4Xuelian Yu5Jiaming Chen6College of Mechanical and Vehicular Engineering, Changchun University, Changchun 130022, ChinaCollege of Mechanical and Vehicular Engineering, Changchun University, Changchun 130022, ChinaCollege of Mechanical and Vehicular Engineering, Changchun University, Changchun 130022, ChinaCollege of Mechanical and Vehicular Engineering, Changchun University, Changchun 130022, ChinaCollege of Mechanical and Vehicular Engineering, Changchun University, Changchun 130022, ChinaCollege of Mechanical and Vehicular Engineering, Changchun University, Changchun 130022, ChinaCollege of Mechanical and Vehicular Engineering, Changchun University, Changchun 130022, ChinaTo address the problems of feature extraction, cost of obtaining labeled samples, and large differences in domain distribution in bearing fault diagnosis on variable operating conditions, an unsupervised domain-adaptive bearing fault diagnosis method based on migration learning using MSACNN-IJMMD-DANN (multi-scale and attention-based convolutional neural network, MSACNN, improved joint maximum mean discrepancy, IJMMD, domain adversarial neural network, DANN) is proposed. Firstly, in order to extract fault-type features from the source domain and target domain, this paper establishes a MSACNN based on multi-scale and attention mechanisms. Secondly, to reduce the feature distribution difference between the source and target domains and address the issue of domain distribution differences, the joint maximum mean discrepancy and correlation alignment approaches are used to create the metric criterion. Then, the adversarial loss mechanism in DANN is introduced to reduce the interference of weakly correlated domain features for better fault diagnosis and identification. Finally, the method is validated using bearing datasets from Case Western Reserve University, Jiangnan University, and our laboratory. The experimental results demonstrated that the method achieved higher accuracy across different migration tasks, providing an effective solution for bearing fault diagnosis in industrial environments with varying operating conditions.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1702/13/7/618fault diagnosistransfer learningmulti-scale convolutionattention mechanismJMMDunsupervised domain adaptation
spellingShingle Xiaoxu Li
Jiahao Wang
Jianqiang Wang
Jixuan Wang
Qinghua Li
Xuelian Yu
Jiaming Chen
Research on Unsupervised Domain Adaptive Bearing Fault Diagnosis Method Based on Migration Learning Using MSACNN-IJMMD-DANN
Machines
fault diagnosis
transfer learning
multi-scale convolution
attention mechanism
JMMD
unsupervised domain adaptation
title Research on Unsupervised Domain Adaptive Bearing Fault Diagnosis Method Based on Migration Learning Using MSACNN-IJMMD-DANN
title_full Research on Unsupervised Domain Adaptive Bearing Fault Diagnosis Method Based on Migration Learning Using MSACNN-IJMMD-DANN
title_fullStr Research on Unsupervised Domain Adaptive Bearing Fault Diagnosis Method Based on Migration Learning Using MSACNN-IJMMD-DANN
title_full_unstemmed Research on Unsupervised Domain Adaptive Bearing Fault Diagnosis Method Based on Migration Learning Using MSACNN-IJMMD-DANN
title_short Research on Unsupervised Domain Adaptive Bearing Fault Diagnosis Method Based on Migration Learning Using MSACNN-IJMMD-DANN
title_sort research on unsupervised domain adaptive bearing fault diagnosis method based on migration learning using msacnn ijmmd dann
topic fault diagnosis
transfer learning
multi-scale convolution
attention mechanism
JMMD
unsupervised domain adaptation
url https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1702/13/7/618
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