Summary of Degradation Modeling and Prognostic Analysis Under Unknown Failure Modes, by Ying Fu et al.
Degradation Modeling and Prognostic Analysis Under Unknown Failure Modes
by Ying Fu, Ye Kwon Huh, Kaibo Liu
First submitted to arxiv on: 29 Feb 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary This paper proposes a novel approach for diagnosing and predicting failure modes in complex systems, specifically operating units that experience various degradation paths. The current prognostic methods either ignore or assume known failure mode labels, which can be challenging to acquire. To address this issue, the authors leverage UMAP dimension reduction to visualize each unit’s degradation trajectory into a lower dimension, followed by time series-based clustering to identify failure modes. They then develop a monotonically constrained prognostic model that predicts failure mode labels and remaining useful life (RUL) simultaneously. The proposed model provides failure mode-specific RUL predictions while preserving the monotonic property across consecutive time steps. The authors evaluate their approach using a case study with an aircraft gas turbine engine dataset. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This paper is about finding out what’s wrong with machines that are breaking down. It proposes a new way to do this by looking at how the machine changes over time and grouping similar changes together. This helps to identify the type of problem the machine has, which is important because different problems require different solutions. The authors use a special technique called UMAP to visualize the machine’s changes and then group them into categories. They also develop a new model that can predict when the machine will stop working completely and what kind of problem it has. This helps to make predictions more accurate and reliable. |
Keywords
* Artificial intelligence * Clustering * Time series * Umap
