Probabilistic Estimation of Parameters for Lubrication Application with Neural Networks

This paper investigates the use of neural networks to predict characteristic parameters of the grease application process pressure curve. A combination of two feed-forward neural networks was used to estimate both the value and the standard deviation of selected features. Several neuron configuratio...

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Main Authors: Stefan Paschek, Frederic Förster, Martin Kipfmüller, Michael Heizmann
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Published: MDPI AG 2024-09-01
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description This paper investigates the use of neural networks to predict characteristic parameters of the grease application process pressure curve. A combination of two feed-forward neural networks was used to estimate both the value and the standard deviation of selected features. Several neuron configurations were tested and evaluated in their capability to make a probabilistic estimation of the lubricant’s parameters. The value network was trained with a dataset containing the full set of features and with a dataset containing its average values. As expected, the full network was able to predict noisy features well, while the average network made smoother predictions. This is also represented by the networks’ R2 values which are 0.781 for the full network and 0.737 for the mean network. Several further neuron configurations were tested to find the smallest possible configuration. The analysis showed that three or more neurons deliver the best fit over all features, while one or two neurons are not sufficient for prediction. The results showed that the grease application process pressure curve via pressure valves can be estimated by using neural networks.
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spelling doaj-art-a85ea80afa1e47478ab8909f15f0b3a32024-12-27T14:24:03ZengMDPI AGEng2673-41172024-09-01542428244010.3390/eng5040127Probabilistic Estimation of Parameters for Lubrication Application with Neural NetworksStefan Paschek0Frederic Förster1Martin Kipfmüller2Michael Heizmann3Department Electronic Engineering, UAS Fachhochschule Technikum Wien, 1200 Vienna, AustriaWalther Systemtechnik GmbH, 76726 Germersheim, GermanyInstitute of Materials and Processes, UAS Hochschule Karlsruhe, 76012 Karlsruhe, GermanyInstitute of Industrial Information Technologies, KIT Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, 76131 Karlsruhe, GermanyThis paper investigates the use of neural networks to predict characteristic parameters of the grease application process pressure curve. A combination of two feed-forward neural networks was used to estimate both the value and the standard deviation of selected features. Several neuron configurations were tested and evaluated in their capability to make a probabilistic estimation of the lubricant’s parameters. The value network was trained with a dataset containing the full set of features and with a dataset containing its average values. As expected, the full network was able to predict noisy features well, while the average network made smoother predictions. This is also represented by the networks’ R2 values which are 0.781 for the full network and 0.737 for the mean network. Several further neuron configurations were tested to find the smallest possible configuration. The analysis showed that three or more neurons deliver the best fit over all features, while one or two neurons are not sufficient for prediction. The results showed that the grease application process pressure curve via pressure valves can be estimated by using neural networks.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4117/5/4/127neural networkslubricationprobabilistic estimation
spellingShingle Stefan Paschek
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Michael Heizmann
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probabilistic estimation
title Probabilistic Estimation of Parameters for Lubrication Application with Neural Networks
title_full Probabilistic Estimation of Parameters for Lubrication Application with Neural Networks
title_fullStr Probabilistic Estimation of Parameters for Lubrication Application with Neural Networks
title_full_unstemmed Probabilistic Estimation of Parameters for Lubrication Application with Neural Networks
title_short Probabilistic Estimation of Parameters for Lubrication Application with Neural Networks
title_sort probabilistic estimation of parameters for lubrication application with neural networks
topic neural networks
lubrication
probabilistic estimation
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