Remaining Useful
Remaining Useful Life (RUL) prediction aims to accurately estimate the time until a system or component fails, enabling proactive maintenance and preventing costly downtime. Current research heavily emphasizes data-driven approaches, employing deep learning architectures like transformers, graph neural networks, and recurrent neural networks (RNNs, such as LSTMs) often enhanced with attention mechanisms to effectively process complex, high-dimensional sensor data and capture temporal dependencies. These advancements are significantly impacting various industries, improving reliability and efficiency in applications ranging from aircraft engines and batteries to hard disk drives and optical fiber amplifiers. Furthermore, research is actively exploring methods to improve model generalization across varying operating conditions and incorporate physics-informed models to enhance prediction accuracy.