This study integrates spatial coordinates into pavement maintenance prioritization.
problem Limited consideration of spatial characteristics in pavement maintenance prioritization.
method Introduced a novel spatial clustering algorithm to combine projects within budget and spatial constraints.
result Minimizes crew routing and improves collaboration between maintenance teams.
Automated suggestions help train technicians diagnose incidents faster.
problem Manual and time-consuming incident diagnosis by train maintenance technicians.
method Developed and deployed a learning machine to suggest diagnostics to technicians.
result The model refines its accuracy through feedback from experts and uses feature engineering.
Bayesian model predicts crack evolution on rails with uncertainties.
problem Predicting crack evolution on railways due to complex interactions and uncertainties.
method Robust Bayesian multi-horizon approach with constraints.
result Trade-off between prediction accuracy and constraint compliance.
Predict water pipe failures using machine learning and survival analysis.
problem Difficulty in accessing water pipes for maintenance.
method Classical and modern classifiers for short-term prediction, survival analysis for long-term forecast, and oversampling technique for imbalanced data.
result Identifies important risk factors for water pipe failures.
This work optimizes maintenance schedules using causal machine learning.
problem Challenges in machine maintenance, especially imperfect maintenance policies.
method Causal inference from observational data to learn maintenance effects.
result Novel approach accurately predicts maintenance effects and optimizes schedules.
The paper proposes an AI and IIoT framework for improved maintenance.
problem Current maintenance practices need improvement with AI and IIoT.
method Review of reliability modeling, introduction of Intelligent Maintenance framework, and novel probabilistic deep learning approach.
result Demonstrated novel probabilistic deep learning reliability modelling in Turbofan Engine Degradation Dataset.
In predictive maintenance, model performance is usually assessed by means of precision, recall, and F1-score. However, employing the model with best performance, e.g. highest F1-score, does not necessarily result in minimum maintenance cost, but can instead lead to additional expenses. Thus, we propose to perform model…
Study analyzes cost-benefit of CBM for unmanned systems.
problem Determining ROI for CBM strategies in unmanned systems.
method MDFTA with MCS for assessing maintenance requirements.
result Different CBM strategies can significantly impact ROI.
Deep RL predicts equipment maintenance from sensor data.
problem Equipment downtime due to sensor data overload.
method Model-free Deep Reinforcement Learning for optimal maintenance policy.
result Automatic maintenance policy learning from sensor data.
New data strategies improve predictive maintenance accuracy and speed.
problem Improving predictive maintenance accuracy and speed for fleetwide operations.
method Examined a large public dataset, balanced the data, and tested 27 algorithms.
result Identified 3 promising algorithms with 96% accuracy and 20x faster execution.
Deep learning improves oilfield equipment maintenance and reduces downtime.
problem Predicting equipment failure in oilrigs to minimize downtime.
method Developed and tested neural networks on oilfield datasets, using data processing and feature extraction.
result Deep learning can predict oilfield equipment failure with reduced downtime.
Transformer model predicts train axle vibrations for safer maintenance.
problem Prevent mechanical failures in railway axles.
method Integrates Deep Autoregressive solution with spectral methods and observation models.
result Transformer model (ShaftFormer) improves predictive maintenance for railway axles.
Modeling coating degradation with fewer data points.
problem Efficiently forecasting material degradation from high-frequency sensor data.
method Discrete degradation events using Hawkes processes.
result Forecasting future coating failure with superior performance.
AI-driven sales prioritization boosts renewal bookings by 8.08%.
problem Manual sales account prioritization is inefficient and under-invested.
method Developed an AI-based Account Prioritizer using machine learning and explanation algorithms.
result Generated a +8.08% increase in renewal bookings.
Paper predicts bearing degradation stages for pharmaceutical industry maintenance.
problem Predicting when to maintain specific parts of production machines.
method AutoEncoder-based k-means segmentation of high-frequency vibration data.
result Framework generates reliable predictions for bearing degradation stages.
Unified framework improves gene prioritization in disease studies.
problem Identifying genes involved in diseases using heterogeneous biological data.
method Network propagation-based gene prioritization with integrated biological information.
result Significant improvements in prioritizing genes not identified by traditional methods.
We use a control framework to analyze the digital vendor's profit maximization problem. The vendor captures market share by focusing costly effort on post-launch product maintenance, which influences user perception of the product and drives a revenue stream associated with product use. Our theoretical results show nec…
A new method prioritizes and recycles experiences for better reinforcement learning.
problem Improving reinforcement learning efficiency by prioritizing and recycling experiences.
method Double-prioritized state-recycled (DPSR) experience replay.
result DPSR achieved state-of-the-art results in Atari games, outperforming original and prioritized methods.
This paper enhances the Random Survival Forest model for better predictive maintenance.
problem Improving time-to-failure estimation in predictive maintenance with Random Survival Forest.
method A three-level framework for quantifying hyperparameter tunability, including model-level and hyperparameter-level metrics.
result Hyperparameter tuning significantly improves Random Survival Forest model performance in predictive maintenance.
Optimizes train schedules and maintenance using CP and QA.
problem Optimizing train schedules and maintenance considering constraints.
method Used Constraint Programming and Quantum Annealing to model and solve the problem.
result Both CP and QA approaches produce comparable results on real quantum computers.
The paper develops methods for monitoring TPL machine health.
problem Inaccurate and untimely maintenance of TPL systems leads to poor quality and inefficiencies.
method Physics-informed data-driven predictive models integrated with statistical approaches.
result The methods achieve high accuracy across various scenarios and conditions.
AOI algorithm improved predictive maintenance accuracy.
problem Improving predictive maintenance accuracy in industrial assets.
method Extended AOI algorithm with LSTM for anomaly detection and RUL calculation.
result Methodology accurately detected anomalies and calculated RUL with high precision.
ReaPER improves learning efficiency by prioritizing reliable experiences.
problem Inefficient sampling of past experiences in reinforcement learning.
method Introducing a novel measure of reliability to prioritize experiences in PER.
result ReaPER outperforms PER in various environments, including Atari-10.
RATE metrics evaluate treatment prioritization rules, subsuming existing methods.
problem Comparing and testing the quality of treatment prioritization rules.
method Rank-weighted average treatment effect (RATE) metrics.
result RATE metrics enable asymptotically exact inference in various study settings.
A new method for prioritizing sequences in reinforcement learning improves learning efficiency.
problem Efficient learning in reinforcement learning algorithms.
method Prioritized Sequence Experience Replay (PSER) for prioritizing sequences of experience.
result PSER is guaranteed to converge faster than PER and substantially improves performance.
New measures quantify uncertainty in survival models for maintenance tasks.
problem Uncertainty in survival models for maintenance tasks.
method Formal measures of ambiguity, discrepancy, and obscurity introduced.
result Multiple accurate survival models may yield conflicting risk estimates.
Generative model predicts vehicle faults up to 1000 hours in advance.
problem Forecasting vehicle faults for predictive maintenance.
method Generative model trained on US Army data, incorporating real-world factors.
result Highly accurate predictions of time to first fault.
RAGuard improves safety in LLMs for offshore wind maintenance.
problem Conventional LLMs fail with specialised or unexpected scenarios in offshore wind maintenance.
method Integrates safety-critical documents alongside technical manuals in RAG framework.
result RAGuard increases safety recall from almost 0% to over 50% while maintaining technical recall above 60%.
Deep neural networks predict CVCM track circuit failures early.
problem Subtle anomalies in CVCM track circuits lead to failures, causing disruptions.
method Deep neural networks classify anomalies before they escalate.
result Deep neural networks achieve 99.31% overall accuracy in detecting CVCM failures.
New method detects anomalies in computing centers' logs.
problem Anomaly detection in continuously changing log data for predictive maintenance.
method Evolving granular classifiers using Fuzzy-set-Based evolving Modeling and evolving Granular Neural Network.
result Classification model prioritizes maintenance based on anomaly severity.
Detecting early signs of failures (anomalies) in complex systems is one of the main goal of preventive maintenance. It allows in particular to avoid actual failures by (re)scheduling maintenance operations in a way that optimizes maintenance costs. Aircraft engine health monitoring is one representative example of a fi…
New method predicts rare failures in aerospace systems.
problem Rare failure prediction in aerospace applications.
method Event matching based on technical system peculiarities.
result Illustrated the method's applicability on aircraft operations.
Machine learning predicts plasma etching equipment failures.
problem Predicting unscheduled breakdowns of plasma etching equipment.
method Three machine learning tasks: TTF prediction, health state prediction, and TTF intervals.
result Trained machine learning models outperform human judgments in all tasks.
A stochastic model helps maintain insufficiently funded pension funds.
problem Maintaining pension funds that are underfunded and require external financing.
method A time-homogeneous diffusion process with a barrier is used to model the unrestricted reserves value, and a renewal-reward process models the financing effort.
result Expected values and cost evaluations of maintenance are derived, and the approach is applied to a generalized Brownian motion process.
This work tackles maintenance planning with deep reinforcement learning under uncertainty.
problem Optimizing inspection and maintenance policies in deteriorating environments with incomplete information and constraints.
method Joint framework of constrained POMDPs and multi-agent DRL addressing challenges of state/action space, history, uncertainty, and constraints.
result The proposed framework outperforms existing methods in resource and risk-aware decision-making.
Most exact methods for k-nearest neighbour search suffer from the curse of dimensionality; that is, their query times exhibit exponential dependence on either the ambient or the intrinsic dimensionality. Dynamic Continuous Indexing (DCI) offers a promising way of circumventing the curse and successfully reduces the dep…
A new method tunes LOF hyperparameters for better anomaly detection.
problem Tuning hyperparameters for LOF improves anomaly detection performance.
method Heuristic methodology to tune LOF hyperparameters.
result Tuned LOF model outperforms in simulations and real data sets.
RIF prioritizes predictive biomarkers for precision medicine.
problem Lack of tools to select and prioritize predictive biomarkers.
method Random Interaction Forest (RIF) method.
result RIF outperformed conventional methods in various simulation scenarios and clinical trials.
Elucidating the genetic basis of human diseases is a central goal of genetics and molecular biology. While traditional linkage analysis and modern high-throughput techniques often provide long lists of tens or hundreds of disease gene candidates, the identification of disease genes among the candidates remains time-con…
Quantum Annealing Enhanced Reinforcement Learning for Accurate RUL Prediction
problem RUL estimation in predictive maintenance
method QAQL framework combining quantum annealing and Q-learning
result Outperforms classical and quantum baselines
Bayesian deep learning improves maintenance planning uncertainty quantification.
problem Estimating the remaining useful life of physical systems with uncertainty quantification.
method Stein variational gradient descent for training Bayesian neural networks.
result Bayesian deep learning models trained via Stein variational gradient descent outperform other methods in convergence speed and predictive performance.
Deep learning diagnoses rotary machine faults without expert input.
problem Early detection of faults in rotary machinery to save time and money.
method Deep Convolutional Neural Network with three axis accelerometer signal input.
result High classification accuracy in fault diagnosis.
This work improves MARL exploration efficiency using predictive guidance and prioritized experience replay.
problem Challenges in multi-agent reinforcement learning, especially in exploration efficiency and reward informativeness.
method A predictive network forecasts reward, guiding MARL to accelerate exploration. Improved prioritized experience replay utilizes TD error effectively.
result The proposed algorithm outperforms existing methods in cooperative multi-agent environments.
CDP improves RL performance and sample-efficiency by prioritizing rare goal states.
problem Learning from imbalanced data in RL.
method Curiosity-Driven Prioritization (CDP) framework.
result CDP improves both performance and sample-efficiency of RL agents.
In Hindsight Experience Replay (HER), a reinforcement learning agent is trained by treating whatever it has achieved as virtual goals. However, in previous work, the experience was replayed at random, without considering which episode might be the most valuable for learning. In this paper, we develop an energy-based fr…
WTNN models survival with neural networks for maintenance data.
problem Modeling survival with limited proxy data and censored observations.
method WTNN integrates neural networks with Weibull distribution for time-dependent covariates.
result WTNN produces robust survival predictions improving on existing methods.
Paper proposes a new KPI for early fault detection in hydropower plants.
problem Early detection and maintenance of faults in hydropower plants.
method Developed and tested a novel Key Performance Indicator (KPI).
result The KPI outperforms conventional multivariable process control charts.
New dataset for industrial machine sounds to aid maintenance.
problem Lack of public datasets for industrial machine sounds.
method Recorded normal and anomalous sounds of industrial machines.
result Assists in automated facility maintenance development.