Journal of Jilin University(Engineering and Technology Edition) ›› 2026, Vol. 56 ›› Issue (7): 1759-1779.doi: 10.13229/j.cnki.jdxbgxb.20260088

   

Review of industrial fault diagnosis based on deep learning

Xin-hui LIU1(),Zhuo-qun CHEN2,Yan LYU3()   

  1. 1.School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering,Jilin University,Changchun 130022,China
    2.City University of Hong Kong(Dongguan),Dongguan 523770,China
    3.College of Construction Engineering,Jilin University,Changchun 130015,China
  • Received:2026-01-25 Online:2026-07-01 Published:2026-08-12
  • Contact: Yan LYU E-mail:liuxh@jlu.edu.cn;lvyy@jlu.edu.cn

Abstract:

This paper systematically reviews the various research results of in-depth learning applied in the field of industrial fault diagnosis, in order to fill the gaps in the evolution route, key technology direction and practical application of existing reviews. During the combing process, it can be observed that the development of deep learning in this field has gradually extended from the construction of basic network architecture to the development of hybrid architecture. The current research direction is focused on the innovative development of technology directions such as attention mechanism, transfer learning and generative adversarial networks. In the actual landing process, the industrial scene puts forward multiple requirements for the model, including the difficulty of data acquisition, the difficulty of model logic interpretation, and the need for the calculation speed to match the pace of industrial production. This paper further prospects the future directions of automated machine learning, multimodal fusion, physical information fusion, etc., which can facilitate the follow-up researchers to carry out related work and promote the integration of intelligent diagnosis technology into the independent operation and maintenance mode.

Key words: mechanical electronics engineering, industrial fault diagnosis, attention mechanism, transfer learning, automated machine learning, generative adversarial networks

CLC Number: 

  • TP181

Fig.1

Multi layer neural network space warp example"

Table 1

Contributions and limitations of recent reviews"

文献主要贡献局限性
47系统梳理了监督学习的基本原理及其在健康监测中的应用未深入探讨数据稀缺、工况多变等工业现实问题下的模型适应性
48指出了在半监督学习中标注不足时盲目引入无标签数据的风险未充分扩展到深度学习在故障诊断中的实际应用场景
49强调了迁移学习在跨工况、跨设备诊断中的潜力对其与深度学习的深度融合机制缺乏系统性总结
50提出的Transformer架构及其自注意力机制在自然语言处理领域取得突破在故障诊断时序信号建模中的适用性与局限性有待探讨
51为故障数据增强提供了新思路实际效能与工程落地路径不明确

Fig.2

Transfer learning process"

Fig.3

Feature space alignment in transfer learning"

Fig.4

Application examples of attention mechanism"

Fig.5

Direct learning and semi supervised classification effect of complex distribution"

Fig.6

Confrontation training process of generator and discriminator"

Fig.7

Sample generation evolution process"

Fig.8

Final generated sample"

Fig.9

GAN vs traditional methods comparison"

Table 2

Comprehensive performance comparison"

评估指标基线CNN(不平衡)注意力CNN迁移学习
最终训练准确率0.974 70.934 00.995 8(源域)/0.875 0(目标域)
最终验证准确率0.961 50.760 41.000 0(源域)/0.958 3(目标域)
训练轮次808080+80
训练稳定性中等(波动较大)良好优秀
小样本适应性中等优秀

Fig.10

GAN training losses curve"

Fig.11

GAN generated samples"

Table 3

Core issues"

类别具体表现影响
数据稀缺与不平衡故障样本极少,不同故障发生率差异较大模型对罕见故障的识别能力差,整体性能下降
模型可解释性较差深度学习作为“黑箱”,决策依据不明确在关键场景难以被信任与采纳
实时性与边缘部署困难模型计算复杂,难以满足毫秒级别的响应可能导致故障的漏报、误报
跨域泛化能力不足在训练分布外的工况下的性能有所下降在新设备、新环境中需要对模型进行重新训练
多模态数据融合复杂异构传感器数据在时序、语义上存在一定差异信息未能做到有效互补,系统的鲁棒性较低

Table 4

Future trends"

发展趋势核心技术可解决的问题
AutoML驱动的自适应诊断NAS、超参数优化、动态资源分配跨域泛化能力不足
多模态混合深度学习跨模态注意力、知识迁移、多尺度融合多模态数据融合复杂
物理信息融合的因果诊断物理约束网络、因果推理、数字孪生模型可解释性较差
边缘-云协同的分布式智能诊断轻量化模型、联邦学习、5G/IoT实时性与边缘部署困难
生成式人工智能驱动的数据增强与故障预测扩散模型、条件GAN、时序生成模型数据稀缺与不平衡
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