Detecting operation regimes using unsupervised clustering with infected group labelling to improve machine diagnostics and prognostics

In this study unsupervised clustering technique was used for detecting operation regimes for an underground LHD (load-haul-dump machine) by using features extracted from vibration signals measured on the front axle and the speed of the Cardan axle. The clusters were also infected with a small portion of the data to obtain the corresponding labels for each cluster. Promising results were obtained where each sought-for operation regime was detected in a sensible manner using vibration RMS values together with speed.