A Predictive Tool for Remaining Useful Life Estimation of Rotating Machinery Components

This paper introduces a model for multiple degradation features of an individual component. The maximum likelihood approach is employed to estimate the model parameters. Afterwards, a proportional hazards model is presented, which considers hard failures and multiple degradation features simultaneously. The integrated model enables us to predict the mean remaining useful life of a component based on on-line degradation information. An example for bearing prognostic is provided to demonstrate the proposed models in practical use.Copyright © 2005 by ASME