Potomac Research LLC — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: A18-034

Potomac Research LLC — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Defense.

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Amount
$98,291
Agency
Department of Defense · Army
Program / Phase
SBIR · Phase I
Topic
A18-034
Solicitation
2018.1
NAICS
Place of performance
VA
Period
2018-08-03 → 2019-02-02

Description

We propose RADEC: Reservoir-based Anomaly DEtection and Control, a system based on the reservoir computing paradigm of machine learning for model-free timeseries prediction and estimation.Reservoir computing uses fast, efficient training algorithms to learn the dynamics of a timeseries, and can be trained in an online mode to adapt to changing systems.The RADEC system consists of two main components: an anomaly detector that compares actual to predicted system responses to detect when a mechanical system has faulted, and a controller module that learns appropriate control signals to achieve desired operation even in a faulted state.