Recent Trends in Sensor Fusion Algorithms Using Intelligent Signal Processing Methods

A special issue of Machines (ISSN 2075-1702). This special issue belongs to the section "Machines Testing and Maintenance".

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Department of Automation, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
Interests: fault detection and diagnosis; high-speed trains; data mining and analytics; machine learning; quantum computation
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School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Soochow University, Suzhou 215137, China
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Dear Colleagues,

The increasing popularity of artificial intelligence (AI) has led to its application in various fields. With the widespread use of AI, sensor-fusion-powered signal processing methods have become extremely important. AI serves as the soft power source for cybernetic systems to perform various delicate tasks. The movement of robots is measured by multiple sensors, and the sensors provide data for subsequent motion to participate in a decision-making process based on data analysis, which forms a complete closed loop. Nowadays, the number of devices connected to the Internet exceeds the world’s population. These devices are equipped with various types of sensors, which has led to an explosion of data. Such a massive amount of data cannot be completely analyzed and processed by humans; AI intervention is required to improve the efficiency of sensor fusion technology, which is regarded as intelligent data analysis. AI can be applied for data processing and pattern recognition, and it allows computers to learn without programming and process large amounts of data in a short period of time. This allows researchers to focus on certain tasks in greater depth. Potential topics for this Special Issue include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • AI-powered sensor signal processing;
  • Intelligent analysis and diagnosis methods;
  • Optimization of intelligent control using sensor fusion;
  • Explainable fault diagnosis methods for sensors;
  • Computer vision-based sensing;
  • Coordinated control of multiple sensors;
  • Stability analysis of sensors using AI.

Dr. Hongtian Chen
Dr. Yiyang Chen
Prof. Dr. Engang Tian
Prof. Dr. Hui Yu
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Predicting Assembly Geometric Errors Based on Transformer Neural Networks
by Wu Wang, Hua Li, Pei Liu, Botong Niu, Jing Sun and Boge Wen
Machines 2024, 12(3), 161; https://doi.org/10.3390/machines12030161 - 27 Feb 2024
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Using optimal assembly relationships, companies can enhance product quality without significantly increasing production costs. However, predicting Assembly Geometric Errors presents a challenging real-world problem in the manufacturing domain. To address this challenge, this paper introduces a highly efficient Transformer-based neural network model known [...] Read more.
Using optimal assembly relationships, companies can enhance product quality without significantly increasing production costs. However, predicting Assembly Geometric Errors presents a challenging real-world problem in the manufacturing domain. To address this challenge, this paper introduces a highly efficient Transformer-based neural network model known as Predicting Assembly Geometric Errors based on Transformer (PAGEformer). This model accurately captures long-range assembly relationships and predicts final assembly errors. The proposed model incorporates two unique features: firstly, an enhanced self-attention mechanism to more effectively handle long-range dependencies, and secondly, the generation of positional information regarding gaps and fillings to better capture assembly relationships. This paper collected actual assembly data for folding rudder blades for unmanned aerial vehicles and established a Mechanical Assembly Relationship Dataset (MARD) for a comparative study. To further illustrate PAGEformer performance, we conducted extensive testing on a large-scale dataset and performed ablation experiments. The experimental results demonstrated a 15.3% improvement in PAGEformer accuracy compared to ARIMA on the MARD. On the ETH, Weather, and ECL open datasets, PAGEformer accuracy increased by 15.17%, 17.17%, and 9.5%, respectively, compared to the mainstream neural network models. Full article
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