The invention discloses a clustering analysis-based intelligent fault diagnosis method for an antifriction bearing of a
mechanical system. A diagnosis model is trained firstly, comprising the following steps: collecting standard vibration
signal samples of five fault and normal bearing states of an outer ring, an inner ring, a rolling body and a holding frame; decomposing signals, extracting original vibration signals as well as
time domain and
frequency domain characteristics of decomposed components to obtain an original characteristic set; removing redundancy by means of a self-weight
algorithm and an AP (
Affinity Propagation) clustering
algorithm to obtain Z optimal characteristics; classifying sample statuses by means of the AP clustering
algorithm to obtain a well-trained diagnosis model. A fault diagnosis is performed by the following steps: collecting real-time vibration information of a bearing, decomposing the signals, extracting the optimal characteristics determined by the model, importing the AP clustering algorithm to cluster parameters based on the diagnosis model, comparing with the Z characteristics known in the model to obtain a category of a current unknown
signal, so as to complete the fault diagnosis. According to the clustering analysis-based intelligent fault diagnosis method disclosed by the invention, both EEMD (Ensemble Empirical Mode
Decomposition) and WPT are utilized to decompose the vibration signals, more refined bearing status information can be acquired, the self-weight algorithm and the AP clustering algorithm increase intelligence of the diagnosis, and therefore accurate diagnosis is ensured.