Prediction of Remaining Useful Life of Aero-engines Based on CNN-LSTM-Attention

Abstract Accurately predicting the remaining useful life (RUL) of aircraft engines is crucial for maintaining financial stability and aviation safety. To further enhance the prediction accuracy of aircraft engine RUL, a deep learning-based RUL prediction method is proposed. This method possesses the potential to strengthen the recognition of data features, thereby improving the prediction accuracy of the model. First, the input features are normalized and the CMAPSS (Commercial Modular Aero-Propulsion System Simulation) dataset is utilized to calculate the RUL for aircraft engines. After extracting attributes from the input data using a convolutional neural network (CNN), the extracted data are input into a long short-term memory (LSTM) network model, with the addition of attention mechanisms to predict the RUL of aircraft engines. Finally, the proposed aircraft engine model is evaluated and compared through ablation studies and comparative model experiments. The results indicate that the CNN-LSTM-Attention model exhibits superior prediction performance for datasets FD001, FD002, FD003, and FD004, with RMSEs of 15.977, 14.452, 13.907, and 16.637, respectively. Compared with CNN, LSTM, and CNN-LSTM models, the CNN-LSTM model demonstrates better prediction performance across datasets. In comparison with other models, this model achieves the highest prediction accuracy on the CMAPSS dataset, showcasing strong reliability and accuracy.