Weighted Multi-sensor Data Level Fusion Method of Vibration Signal Based on Correlation Function

As the differences of sensor's precision and some random factors are difficult to control, the actual measurement signals are far from the target signals that affect the reliability and precision of rotating machinery fault diagnosis. The traditional signal processing methods, such as classical inference and weighted averaging algorithm usually lack dynamic adaptability that is easy for trends to cause the faults to be misjudged or left out. To enhance the measuring veracity and precision of vibration signal in rotary machine multi-sensor vibration signal fault diagnosis, a novel data level fusion approach is presented on the basis of correlation function analysis to fast determine the weighted value of multi-sensor vibration signals. The approach doesn't require knowing the prior information about sensors, and the weighted value of sensors can be confirmed depending on the correlation measure of real-time data tested in the data level fusion process. It gives greater weighted value to the greater correlation measure of sensor signals, and vice versa. The approach can effectively suppress large errors and even can still fuse data in the case of sensor failures because it takes full advantage of sensor's own-information to determine the weighted value. Moreover, it has good performance of anti-jamming due to the correlation measures between noise and effective signals are usually small. Through the simulation of typical signal collected from multi-sensors, the comparative analysis of dynamic adaptability and fault tolerance between the proposed approach and traditional weighted averaging approach is taken. Finally, the rotor dynamics and integrated fault simulator is taken as an example to verify the feasibility and advantages of the proposed approach, it is shown that the multi-sensor data level fusion based on correlation function weighted approach is better than the traditional weighted average approach with respect to fusion precision and dynamic adaptability. Meantime, the approach is adaptable and easy to use, can be applied to other areas of vibration measurement.