Sound Sensing: Generative and Discriminant Model-Based Approaches to Bolt Loosening Detection

The detection of bolt looseness is crucial to ensure the integrity and safety of bolted connection structures. Percussion-based bolt looseness detection provides a simple and cost-effective approach. However, this method has some inherent shortcomings that limit its application. For example, it high...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Liehai Cheng, Zhenli Zhang, Giuseppe Lacidogna, Xiao Wang, Mutian Jia, Zhitao Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-10-01
Series:Sensors
Subjects:
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/24/19/6447
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1850284256678379520
author Liehai Cheng
Zhenli Zhang
Giuseppe Lacidogna
Xiao Wang
Mutian Jia
Zhitao Liu
author_facet Liehai Cheng
Zhenli Zhang
Giuseppe Lacidogna
Xiao Wang
Mutian Jia
Zhitao Liu
author_sort Liehai Cheng
collection DOAJ
description The detection of bolt looseness is crucial to ensure the integrity and safety of bolted connection structures. Percussion-based bolt looseness detection provides a simple and cost-effective approach. However, this method has some inherent shortcomings that limit its application. For example, it highly depends on the inspector’s hearing and experience and is more easily affected by ambient noise. In this article, a whole set of signal processing procedures are proposed and a new kind of damage index vector is constructed to strengthen the reliability and robustness of this method. Firstly, a series of audio signal preprocessing algorithms including denoising, segmenting, and smooth filtering are performed in the raw audio signal. Then, the cumulative energy entropy (CEE) and mel frequency cepstrum coefficients (MFCCs) are utilized to extract damage index vectors, which are used as input vectors for generative and discriminative classifier models (Gaussian discriminant analysis and support vector machine), respectively. Finally, multiple repeated experiments are conducted to verify the effectiveness of the proposed method and its ability to detect the bolt looseness in terms of audio signal. The testing accuracy of the trained model approaches 90% and 96.7% under different combinations of torque levels, respectively.
format Article
id doaj-art-0b52dfd4d30442de8a5dc241f8a655f3
institution OA Journals
issn 1424-8220
language English
publishDate 2024-10-01
publisher MDPI AG
record_format Article
series Sensors
spelling doaj-art-0b52dfd4d30442de8a5dc241f8a655f32025-08-20T01:47:37ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202024-10-012419644710.3390/s24196447Sound Sensing: Generative and Discriminant Model-Based Approaches to Bolt Loosening DetectionLiehai Cheng0Zhenli Zhang1Giuseppe Lacidogna2Xiao Wang3Mutian Jia4Zhitao Liu5Shandong Electric Power Engineering Consulting Institute Corp., Ltd., Jinan 250013, ChinaShandong Electric Power Engineering Consulting Institute Corp., Ltd., Jinan 250013, ChinaDepartment of Structural, Geotechnical and Building Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, 10129 Torino, ItalySchool of Civil Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, ChinaSchool of Civil Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, ChinaSchool of Civil Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, ChinaThe detection of bolt looseness is crucial to ensure the integrity and safety of bolted connection structures. Percussion-based bolt looseness detection provides a simple and cost-effective approach. However, this method has some inherent shortcomings that limit its application. For example, it highly depends on the inspector’s hearing and experience and is more easily affected by ambient noise. In this article, a whole set of signal processing procedures are proposed and a new kind of damage index vector is constructed to strengthen the reliability and robustness of this method. Firstly, a series of audio signal preprocessing algorithms including denoising, segmenting, and smooth filtering are performed in the raw audio signal. Then, the cumulative energy entropy (CEE) and mel frequency cepstrum coefficients (MFCCs) are utilized to extract damage index vectors, which are used as input vectors for generative and discriminative classifier models (Gaussian discriminant analysis and support vector machine), respectively. Finally, multiple repeated experiments are conducted to verify the effectiveness of the proposed method and its ability to detect the bolt looseness in terms of audio signal. The testing accuracy of the trained model approaches 90% and 96.7% under different combinations of torque levels, respectively.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/24/19/6447bolt looseningmel frequency cepstrum coefficients (MFCCs)cumulative energy entropy (CEE)gaussian discriminant analysis (GDA)support vector machine (SVM)
spellingShingle Liehai Cheng
Zhenli Zhang
Giuseppe Lacidogna
Xiao Wang
Mutian Jia
Zhitao Liu
Sound Sensing: Generative and Discriminant Model-Based Approaches to Bolt Loosening Detection
Sensors
bolt loosening
mel frequency cepstrum coefficients (MFCCs)
cumulative energy entropy (CEE)
gaussian discriminant analysis (GDA)
support vector machine (SVM)
title Sound Sensing: Generative and Discriminant Model-Based Approaches to Bolt Loosening Detection
title_full Sound Sensing: Generative and Discriminant Model-Based Approaches to Bolt Loosening Detection
title_fullStr Sound Sensing: Generative and Discriminant Model-Based Approaches to Bolt Loosening Detection
title_full_unstemmed Sound Sensing: Generative and Discriminant Model-Based Approaches to Bolt Loosening Detection
title_short Sound Sensing: Generative and Discriminant Model-Based Approaches to Bolt Loosening Detection
title_sort sound sensing generative and discriminant model based approaches to bolt loosening detection
topic bolt loosening
mel frequency cepstrum coefficients (MFCCs)
cumulative energy entropy (CEE)
gaussian discriminant analysis (GDA)
support vector machine (SVM)
url https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/24/19/6447
work_keys_str_mv AT liehaicheng soundsensinggenerativeanddiscriminantmodelbasedapproachestoboltlooseningdetection
AT zhenlizhang soundsensinggenerativeanddiscriminantmodelbasedapproachestoboltlooseningdetection
AT giuseppelacidogna soundsensinggenerativeanddiscriminantmodelbasedapproachestoboltlooseningdetection
AT xiaowang soundsensinggenerativeanddiscriminantmodelbasedapproachestoboltlooseningdetection
AT mutianjia soundsensinggenerativeanddiscriminantmodelbasedapproachestoboltlooseningdetection
AT zhitaoliu soundsensinggenerativeanddiscriminantmodelbasedapproachestoboltlooseningdetection