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This paper deals with the principle and application of an effective multi-sensor data fusion fault diagnosis approach for rolling element bearings. In particular, two single-axis accelerometers are employed to improve classification accuracy. By applying the improved detrended fluctuation analysis (IDFA), the corresponding fluctuations detrended by the local fit of vibration signals are evaluated. Then the polynomial fitting coefficients of the fluctuation function are selected as the fault features. A multi-sensor data fusion classification method based on linear discriminant analysis (LDA) is presented in the feature classification process. The faults that occurred in the inner race, cage, and outer race are considered in the paper. 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