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MHSNet: A Multi-Scale Hidden State Interaction Network for Fault Diagnosis of Rotating Machinery
Tsinghua Science and Technology 2026, 31(6): 2855-2876
Published: 09 June 2026
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The rotating machinery system consists of several key components such as bearings and gears. The operating condition of the bearings directly affects equipment safety and production efficiency. However, traditional bearing fault diagnosis methods face challenges in complex operating conditions, including insufficient local feature extraction, severe noise interference, and difficulty in integrating global information due to the heterogeneity of multi-sensor data. To address these issues, this paper proposes a multi-sensor and multi-task fault diagnosis method based on the multi-scale hidden state interaction network (MHSNet). In terms of feature extraction, MHSNet integrates deep separable convolutions with hidden state-space models. By introducing multi-scale convolution units, it captures local details under different receptive fields. Additionally, the selective hidden state modeling mechanism of the Mamba module overcomes the limitations of conventional convolution networks’ local receptive fields, enabling the modeling of periodic impulses and long-range dependencies in signals. In the data fusion layer, a dynamic state space fusion module is designed to achieve parameterized interaction and adaptive alignment of multi-sensor data within the hidden state space, effectively alleviating the distribution differences and redundancy issues between multi-source information. Through the collaborative extraction of complementary features between tasks, the model further enhances robustness and discriminative accuracy under conditions of data imbalance and noise interference. Extensive experiments conducted on real bearing data and multi-condition testing platforms demonstrate that MHSNet consistently achieves high diagnostic accuracy and condition classification performance. It outperforms traditional single-modal and heterogeneous multi-sensor signal-based diagnostic networks, highlighting its significant advantages in multi-sensor collaborative representation, global and local feature fusion, and noise suppression.

Open Access Conceptual paper Issue
Theory and practice for assessing structural integrity and dynamical integrity of high-speed trains
Railway Sciences 2024, 3(2): 113-127
Published: 04 April 2024
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Purpose

The safety and reliability of high-speed trains rely on the structural integrity of their components and the dynamic performance of the entire vehicle system. This paper aims to define and substantiate the assessment of the structural integrity and dynamical integrity of high-speed trains in both theory and practice. The key principles and approaches will be proposed, and their applications to high-speed trains in China will be presented.

Design/methodology/approach

First, the structural integrity and dynamical integrity of high-speed trains are defined, and their relationship is introduced. Then, the principles for assessing the structural integrity of structural and dynamical components are presented and practical examples of gearboxes and dampers are provided. Finally, the principles and approaches for assessing the dynamical integrity of high-speed trains are presented and a novel operational assessment method is further presented.

Findings

Vehicle system dynamics is the core of the proposed framework that provides the loads and vibrations on train components and the dynamic performance of the entire vehicle system. For assessing the structural integrity of structural components, an open-loop analysis considering both normal and abnormal vehicle conditions is needed. For assessing the structural integrity of dynamical components, a closed-loop analysis involving the influence of wear and degradation on vehicle system dynamics is needed. The analysis of vehicle system dynamics should follow the principles of complete objects, conditions and indices. Numerical, experimental and operational approaches should be combined to achieve effective assessments.

Originality/value

The practical applications demonstrate that assessing the structural integrity and dynamical integrity of high-speed trains can support better control of critical defects, better lifespan management of train components and better maintenance decision-making for high-speed trains.

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