
ISSN: 2959-376X (Print)
ISSN: 2959-3778 (Online)
CODEN: MTEEEV
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Rotating components in aviation equipment are subject to pronounced distribution shifts under different rotational speeds, loads, and installation conditions. As a result, conventional deep diagnostic models often suffer from performance degradation when deployed beyond the training operating condition. To address the practical constraint that target-domain samples are unavailable in advance and only one source operating condition can be used for training, this paper proposes a bearing fault diagnosis method that integrates frequency-domain statistical priors with class-conditional representation alignment. The one-dimensional vibration signal is transformed into both a frequency-domain amplitude spectrum and a two-dimensional time-frequency representation. The former is used to construct low-dimensional physical statistical descriptors, including center frequency, standard-deviation frequency, root-mean-square frequency, and kurtosis frequency, whereas the latter is fed into a convolutional network to extract deep discriminative representations. During training, a class-conditional prior-deep representation alignment constraint is introduced to pull the deep features of samples from the same class toward their corresponding frequency-domain prior representations while suppressing interference from priors of different classes. The two types of features are then concatenated and fed into a classifier for fault identification. Cross-condition experiments on a bearing dataset demonstrate that the proposed method improves diagnostic stability under unseen operating conditions without using target-domain training samples, thereby providing an interpretable modeling scheme for health monitoring of aviation equipment in high-cost and limited-source scenarios.
In mechanical systems, bearings play a vital role, yet their surfaces frequently develop defects during the production process. Hence, automated detection of such defects becomes indispensable for ensuring industrial quality control. To enhance the robustness of bearing surface defect detection, a dynamic sample matching detection network is proposed, which is guided by multi-level perceptual features. A lightweight adaptive feature extraction method is introduced to enhance defect representation while maintaining low parameter complexity and computational cost. To address diverse defect patterns, a multi-shape perception module with a dual-axis cross-weighting mechanism across multiple scales is designed to improve sensitivity to different defect types. Furthermore, a dynamic sample selection strategy with dual-label weighting is introduced to improve training sample quality. The proposed approach is evaluated on a self-developed bearing defect platform, where it outperforms mainstream detection models in complex environments and achieves superior performance and robustness.
It is my great honor to assume the role of Editor-in-Chief (EiC) of Mechatronics Technology. I would like to express my sincere appreciation to the founding EiC – Prof. Hamid Reza Karimi, the editorial team, authors, reviewers, and readers whose dedication and support have laid the foundation for the journal’s continued growth. Mechatronics Technology was established as an international, interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed, and gold open access journal dedicated to disseminating advances in sensing, signal processing, modeling, control, actuation, and intelligent system integration across a broad range of engineering applications. The journal covers diverse topics including sensors and actuators, measurement and instrumentation, digital twins, artificial intelligence, robotics, autonomous systems, advanced manufacturing, energy systems, fault diagnosis, healthcare technologies, and intelligent electromechanical systems. By embracing this broad scope, the journal aims to serve as a platform where researchers from different disciplines can exchange ideas and contribute to the advancement of next-generation mechatronic systems.