Remaining Useful Life Curve Prediction of Rolling Bearings Under Defect Progression Based on Hierarchical Bayesian Regression

摘要

In order to improve Remaining Useful Life (RUL) prediction accuracy for rolling bearings under defect progressing, robustness for individual difference and fluctuation of vibration features are challenging issues. In this research, we propose a novel RUL prediction method that uses a hierarchical Bayesian method to consider the individual difference of RUL, and uses an intermediate variable indicating the defect condition instead of predicting RUL directly from vibration features. The proposed method can perform a monotonous RUL prediction curve and improved prediction accuracy especially for early stage of defect progression.