A frequency-spatial hybrid attention mechanism improved tool wear state recognition method guided by structure and process parameters

Real-time and accurate monitoring of tool wear status is critical for optimizing product quality and production costs. Deep learning has received much attention as an emerging data-driven technique in the field of tool wear monitoring because of its powerful feature extraction and nonlinear mapping capabilities. However, the model structure and features' poor interpretability limits the application of deep learning in practical machining. Herein, a frequency-spatial hybrid attention network is proposed, driven by tool structure and process param-eters (FSHAN-SPD). The structure of FSHAN-SPD considers the recognition of critical frequencies and spatial positions simultaneously, and the receptive field of its spatial attention module can effectively distinguish the cutting stage of each tooth. Attention modules-weighted features are used for interpretability analysis. The effectiveness and flexibility of this method are verified in the PHM2010 dataset. A milling experiment illustrates a more detailed procedure. The experimental results are well interpretable in both frequency and spatial.