Abstract:Aiming to achieve efficient and nondestructive evaluation of eggshell strength, thickness, and stiffness, a multi-sensor excitation and signal acquisition system was designed and constructed based on acoustic-vibration responses. The proposed electromagnetic excitation mechanism employed a power-on attraction and power-off free-impact excitation mode. This effectively overcame the limitations of traditional power-on impact excitation regarding impact control, electrical parameter adjustment, and coil lifespan, thereby enhancing the stability of the excitation process. Systematic optimization of the electromagnetic excitation height parameter was conducted, identifying the optimal height that balanced excitation stability and signal response quality. Using this system, acoustic and vibration response signals of eggs under excitation can be stably acquired, from which frequency-domain signal characteristic variables were extracted for fusion modeling. Based on a feature-level fusion strategy, both CARS-PLSR and PCA-PLSR regression models were constructed to predict three quality indicators: shell thickness, breaking strength, and shell stiffness. Validation results demonstrated: the CARS-PLSR model achieved Rp=0.847, RMSEP=0.0130 mm, RPD=1.84 for shell thickness prediction;the PCA-PLSR model achieved Rp=0.816, RMSEP=3.56 N, RPD=1.73 for strength prediction, and Rp=0.859, RMSEP=7.34 N/mm, RPD=1.93 for stiffness prediction, all reaching high prediction accuracy. Furthermore, SHAP-based model interpretation was conducted on the optimal fusion models for the three quality indicators, revealing the auxiliary contribution of vibration features in the fusion modeling process. The results verified the feasibility and effectiveness of fusing acoustic and vibration signals for the non-destructive multi-indicator detection of eggshell quality, providing technical support for quality grading and inspection of egg products.