Discrete wavelet integrated convolutional residual network for bearing fault diagnosis under noise and variable operating conditions

Abstract Bearing faults in rotating machinery can lead to significant economic losses due to downtime and pose serious safety risks. Accurate fault diagnosis is crucial for effective condition monitoring. Traditional methods for diagnosing bearing faults under noisy conditions often rely on complex...

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Main Authors: Yunfeng Ni, Shuang Li, Ping Guo
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Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-05-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-99346-5
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description Abstract Bearing faults in rotating machinery can lead to significant economic losses due to downtime and pose serious safety risks. Accurate fault diagnosis is crucial for effective condition monitoring. Traditional methods for diagnosing bearing faults under noisy conditions often rely on complex data preprocessing and struggle to maintain accuracy in high-noise environments. To address this challenge, this paper proposes an end-to-end Discrete Wavelet Integrated Convolutional Residual Neural Network (DWCResNet) for bearing fault diagnosis. The model incorporates Discrete Wavelet Transform (DWT) layers to replace traditional downsampling operations in convolutional neural networks, decomposing input signals into low-frequency and high-frequency components to effectively remove high-frequency noise and extract fault features, thereby improving diagnostic performance. The cyclic learning rate strategy enhances training efficiency. Experiments conducted on the Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) and Paderborn University (PU) bearing datasets demonstrate that DWCResNet achieves higher diagnostic accuracy and noise robustness under various conditions, providing an efficient solution for bearing fault diagnosis in complex noisy environments.
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spelling doaj-art-73d6727e82da467bb4f90361f1e1b3a22025-08-20T03:09:35ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222025-05-0115112610.1038/s41598-025-99346-5Discrete wavelet integrated convolutional residual network for bearing fault diagnosis under noise and variable operating conditionsYunfeng Ni0Shuang Li1Ping Guo2Xi’an University Of Science And TechnologyXi’an University Of Science And TechnologyXi’an University Of Science And TechnologyAbstract Bearing faults in rotating machinery can lead to significant economic losses due to downtime and pose serious safety risks. Accurate fault diagnosis is crucial for effective condition monitoring. Traditional methods for diagnosing bearing faults under noisy conditions often rely on complex data preprocessing and struggle to maintain accuracy in high-noise environments. To address this challenge, this paper proposes an end-to-end Discrete Wavelet Integrated Convolutional Residual Neural Network (DWCResNet) for bearing fault diagnosis. The model incorporates Discrete Wavelet Transform (DWT) layers to replace traditional downsampling operations in convolutional neural networks, decomposing input signals into low-frequency and high-frequency components to effectively remove high-frequency noise and extract fault features, thereby improving diagnostic performance. The cyclic learning rate strategy enhances training efficiency. Experiments conducted on the Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) and Paderborn University (PU) bearing datasets demonstrate that DWCResNet achieves higher diagnostic accuracy and noise robustness under various conditions, providing an efficient solution for bearing fault diagnosis in complex noisy environments.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-99346-5Rolling bearingFault diagnosisResidual neural networkCycle learning rate strategyWavelet downsamplingDiscrete wavelet transform
spellingShingle Yunfeng Ni
Shuang Li
Ping Guo
Discrete wavelet integrated convolutional residual network for bearing fault diagnosis under noise and variable operating conditions
Scientific Reports
Rolling bearing
Fault diagnosis
Residual neural network
Cycle learning rate strategy
Wavelet downsampling
Discrete wavelet transform
title Discrete wavelet integrated convolutional residual network for bearing fault diagnosis under noise and variable operating conditions
title_full Discrete wavelet integrated convolutional residual network for bearing fault diagnosis under noise and variable operating conditions
title_fullStr Discrete wavelet integrated convolutional residual network for bearing fault diagnosis under noise and variable operating conditions
title_full_unstemmed Discrete wavelet integrated convolutional residual network for bearing fault diagnosis under noise and variable operating conditions
title_short Discrete wavelet integrated convolutional residual network for bearing fault diagnosis under noise and variable operating conditions
title_sort discrete wavelet integrated convolutional residual network for bearing fault diagnosis under noise and variable operating conditions
topic Rolling bearing
Fault diagnosis
Residual neural network
Cycle learning rate strategy
Wavelet downsampling
Discrete wavelet transform
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-99346-5
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