Knowledge enhanced ensemble method for remaining useful life prediction under variable working conditions

Yuan Li, Jingwei Li, Huanjie Wang, Chengbao Liu and Jie Tan

Reliability Engineering and System Safety, 2024, vol. 242, issue C

Abstract: Remaining useful life (RUL) prediction is essential in enhancing the safety and reliability of rotating machinery. Deep learning techniques have been extensively researched and demonstrated promising results in RUL prediction tasks. But most existing models are designed for machinery equipment in a specific condition. In this case, a novel prediction method, knowledge-enhanced convolutional Transformer ensemble model (KE-CTEM), is proposed in this study. First, a feature extraction neural network (FENN) is introduced to extract features and transfer the working conditions information of existing datasets as knowledge to downstream RUL prediction tasks. Then, a convolutional Transformer model is leveraged to capture the input data degradation patterns and predict RUL values. Finally, knowledge-enhanced strategy and ensemble strategy are proposed to enhance the robustness of the model and improve the prediction accuracy.

Keywords: Remaining useful life; Ensemble learning; Attention mechanism; Convolutional neural network; Transfer learning (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2023.109748

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