Enhancement and Verification of Input Selection Methods for Predictive Modeling in Life Cycle Management

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The goal of this research project is to develop efficient input selection methods intended for predictive**modeling applications as part of industrial partner's (TECSIS Corporation) ongoing projects that deal with the**quantification of the health monitoring of a gas turbine (GT) engine using data analytics tools. TECSIS**provides product development and research and development services, and has an active research portfolio in**Life Cycle Management (LCM) system development. Going forward as part of their continuous product**advancements, TECSIS needs an efficient methodology to automatically select the most dominant inputs that**have significant influence on the output like exhaust gas temperature (EGT) and power which are major**indicators for health monitoring of gas turbines. The same approach can also be applied to predictive modeling**with limited sets of large amount of simulated data to reduce the computational time and cost. The proposed**enhancements to input selection methods will be developed utilizing advanced machine learning and**optimization techniques by the research team from the University of Waterloo in close collaboration with the**technical experts and engineers from the industrial partner. The benefits of the proposed input selection**methods include improved prediction accuracy, faster and more cost-effective predictive models with better**interpretations, and cost savings on the next round of data collection due to fewer inputs involved. These**methods also have significant implications for developing predictive modeling, classification, and clustering**applications in other mechanical, electrical, and software systems that TECSIS works in. Incorporation of the**proposed enhancements to input selection methods into its predictive modeling and other pattern recognition**tools will help TECSIS to expand its applications areas. The success of this project will enable the industrial**partner to create new source of revenue generation and reach out to new clientele.