Data Preprocessing Techniques in Convolutional Neural Network Based on Fault Diagnosis Towards Rotating Machinery

Rotating machinery plays a critical role in many significant fields. However, the unpredictable machinery faults may lead to the severe damage and losses. Hence, it is of great value to explore the precise approaches for fault diagnosis. With the development of the intelligent fault diagnosis methods based on deep learning, convolutional neural network (CNN) has aroused the attention of researchers in machinery fault diagnosis. In the light of the reduction of difficulty in feature learning and the improvement of final diagnosis accuracy, data preprocessing is necessary and crucial in CNN-based fault diagnosis methods. This review focuses on CNN-based fault diagnosis approaches in rotating machinery. Firstly, data preprocessing methods are overviewed. Then, we emphatically analyze and discuss several main techniques applied in CNN-based intelligent diagnosis, principally including the fast Fourier transform, wavelet transform, data augmentation, S-transform, and cyclic spectral analysis. Finally, the potential challenges and research objects are prospected on data preprocessing in intelligent fault diagnosis of rotary machinery.