Structural fault diagnosis of UAV based on convolutional neural network and data processing technology

This study presents a novel method for damage detection and identification in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) using vibration data gathering and processing technologies based on deep learning. To conduct the study, a quad-rotor UAV was manufactured, and a vibration data acquisition system was develo...

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Main Authors: Ma, Yumeng, Mustapha, Faizal, Ishak, Mohamad Ridzwan, Abdul Rahim, Sharafiz, Mustapha, Mazli
Format: Article
Published: Informa UK Limited 2023
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/110495/
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author Ma, Yumeng
Mustapha, Faizal
Ishak, Mohamad Ridzwan
Abdul Rahim, Sharafiz
Mustapha, Mazli
author_facet Ma, Yumeng
Mustapha, Faizal
Ishak, Mohamad Ridzwan
Abdul Rahim, Sharafiz
Mustapha, Mazli
author_sort Ma, Yumeng
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description This study presents a novel method for damage detection and identification in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) using vibration data gathering and processing technologies based on deep learning. To conduct the study, a quad-rotor UAV was manufactured, and a vibration data acquisition system was developed to collect vibration data along three axes under normal and three damage scenarios. Empirical mode decomposition (EMD) was employed to reduce high-frequency noise in the signals, and the root mean square error (RMSE) feature was utilised to select the Y-axis acceleration data, which exhibits significant changes across different damage cases. Finally, a convolutional neural network was used to identify the damage based on the vibration data. Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed method achieved 97.5% accuracy using selected and noise-reduced Y-axis acceleration data, thereby indicating its usefulness in diagnosing damage types in multi-rotor UAVs.
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spelling upm-1104952025-07-22T02:07:34Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/110495/ Structural fault diagnosis of UAV based on convolutional neural network and data processing technology Ma, Yumeng Mustapha, Faizal Ishak, Mohamad Ridzwan Abdul Rahim, Sharafiz Mustapha, Mazli This study presents a novel method for damage detection and identification in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) using vibration data gathering and processing technologies based on deep learning. To conduct the study, a quad-rotor UAV was manufactured, and a vibration data acquisition system was developed to collect vibration data along three axes under normal and three damage scenarios. Empirical mode decomposition (EMD) was employed to reduce high-frequency noise in the signals, and the root mean square error (RMSE) feature was utilised to select the Y-axis acceleration data, which exhibits significant changes across different damage cases. Finally, a convolutional neural network was used to identify the damage based on the vibration data. Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed method achieved 97.5% accuracy using selected and noise-reduced Y-axis acceleration data, thereby indicating its usefulness in diagnosing damage types in multi-rotor UAVs. Informa UK Limited 2023 Article PeerReviewed Ma, Yumeng and Mustapha, Faizal and Ishak, Mohamad Ridzwan and Abdul Rahim, Sharafiz and Mustapha, Mazli (2023) Structural fault diagnosis of UAV based on convolutional neural network and data processing technology. Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation, 39 (2). pp. 426-445. ISSN 1058-9759; eISSN: 1477-2671 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10589759.2023.2206655 10.1080/10589759.2023.2206655
spellingShingle Ma, Yumeng
Mustapha, Faizal
Ishak, Mohamad Ridzwan
Abdul Rahim, Sharafiz
Mustapha, Mazli
Structural fault diagnosis of UAV based on convolutional neural network and data processing technology
title Structural fault diagnosis of UAV based on convolutional neural network and data processing technology
title_full Structural fault diagnosis of UAV based on convolutional neural network and data processing technology
title_fullStr Structural fault diagnosis of UAV based on convolutional neural network and data processing technology
title_full_unstemmed Structural fault diagnosis of UAV based on convolutional neural network and data processing technology
title_short Structural fault diagnosis of UAV based on convolutional neural network and data processing technology
title_sort structural fault diagnosis of uav based on convolutional neural network and data processing technology
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/110495/
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/110495/