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Modern Data-Driven Strategies for Enhancing Reliability and Efficiency in Predictive Maintenance of Shipyard Infrastructure Cover

Modern Data-Driven Strategies for Enhancing Reliability and Efficiency in Predictive Maintenance of Shipyard Infrastructure

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|May 2026

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Table 1:

Existing works comparison

AuthorObjectivesApplicationsParameters usedMethodologyOutcomeLimitations
Yi et al. [34]Examine intelligent case designs and models for shipyards.Shipyards with intelligent factoriesCase studies and smart factory specificationsEstablishing frameworks and analyzing casesestablished a framework for the integration of smart technology in shipbuildingrestricted to Chinese shipyards; might not be relevant in other contexts
Schwendemann et al. [35]Examine ML methods for predictive maintenance and bearing condition monitoring.machines for grindingNumerous ML techniques with condition datareview of the literature and a comparison of methodsthorough review of ML methods for bearingsrestricted to grinding machine bearings; might not apply to other parts
Serradilla et al. [36]Models using DL for predictive maintenance.Predictive general maintenancehistorical maintenance data and DL modelsReview of literature, comparison of models, and identification of challengesPerspectives on DL models, obstacles, and potential paths forwardmostly concentrates on DL; it might not cover other ML methods
Ayvaz et al. [37]Provide a manufacturing line predictive maintenance solution that operates in real time.production lines for manufacturingML algorithms, real-time operational data, and IoT dataReal-time data gathering and predictive MLIncreased production line efficiency and real-time predictive maintenanceProblems with the integration and processing of real-time data
Lang et al. [38]Use ML models using physics knowledge to forecast ship speed.Prediction of ship speedShip characteristics, outside circumstances, and physics-based ML methodscombining ML and physics-based models to accelerate predictionincreased speed prediction accuracy and improved physical constraint managementComplexity of combining ML with physics-based models

[i] DL, deep learning; IoT, Internet of things; ML, machine learning.

Figure 1:

Proposed methodology. BiLSTM-SPAN, directional long short-term memory network with spatial pyramid attention networks; DL, deep learning.

Figure 2:

Working process of crane.

Table 2:

Operational performance of several cranes

MH-3MH-4AHLTCT-3CT-4
Operating hours1.89839561.54134830.17192122.71068850.71273840.68275827
No of operation53331549648290192
Pulsating operation1125822153925
Backtracking operation6611101
Load (kN)147.154,9051,9621,471.59811,471.5
Lifting Speed (m/min)203020405060
Current (A)100200150100300400
Torque(Nm)20,00030,0005,00010,00020,00030,000
Voltage (V)690690400400690690
Displacement (mm)304010304045
Change in length(mm)10155101520
Noise (dB)808580958590
Vibration (Hz)120.50.511.5
Figure 3:

Operating status of crane.

Figure 4:

Structure of DNN.

Figure 5:

Structure of BiLSTM. BiLSTM, bidirectional long short-term memory; LSTM, long short-term memory network.

Figure 6:

Crane component dimensions change prediction using BiLSTM-SPAN. BiLSTM-SPAN, directional long short terms memory network with spatial pyramid attention networks.

Figure 7:

Voltage (V) and vibration levels (Hz) recorded for six cranes over 31 days (A) Voltage readings and, (B) vibration measurements.

Figure 8:

Torque and dimensional changes (mm) recorded over 31 days. (A) crane torque values and (B) dimensional changes.

Figure 9:

Noise levels (dB) and load values (kN) recorded for six cranes over 31 days. (A) Noise measurements and (B) load variations.

Figure 10:

Current (A) and operational speed (m/min) recorded for six cranes over 31 days. (A) Current measurements and (B) speed variations.

Table 3:

Results of displacement

DaysMH-3MH-4AHLTCT-3CT-4
16,215.7739,324.36112,297.1114,999.1217,161.7618,783.39
28,511.44211,079.2515,399.6216,347.2118,103.9719,859.8
310,536.3712,699.2515,393.5417,423.6218,909.1720,666.17
412,966.4814,181.312,957.1317,148.6717,551.519,175.47
513,637.7112,152.3910,789.5815,388.6315,249.5218,359.51
611,471.5711,068.9712,948.0113,493.6916,733.4418,084.56
78,088.9688,902.58815,510.6714,166.3317,945.9219,972.02
86,328.237,276.75117,126.9316,054.2619,696.8420,912.59
98,890.6649,031.41115,227.5417,671.9118,878.5519,962.67
1011,996.4511,055.1713,059.7618,612.9517,792.0819,281.38
1114,019.5113,889.7516,298.8117,663.2617,248.0318,735.46
1213,472.4215,371.116,15916,847.7719,136.4320,623.62
1310,901.3315,365.2513,990.7515,762.2420,620.3522,105.9
149,277.36712,522.9613,039.8917,919.7419,939.9921,560.45
1511,030.1610,627.5511,953.6617,780.1618,044.8219,799.01
1613,863.813,191.6312,894.716,695.5717,230.518,577.18
1713,046.6715,621.516,132.3515,338.8316,414.0718,705.77
1810,069.2413,724.9217,072.9215,064.1216,544.0720,864.43
199,658.22511,422.9415,308.6714,519.1318,837.1622,075.28
208,300.32211,147.9913,681.915,730.9120,050.3421,933.59
2110,323.6210,330.8613,002.7217,753.2721,126.0520,849.23
2213,563.8310,461.5614,348.4618,965.0519,500.6819,628.34
2313,559.1612,486.2515,830.2817,475.0518,550.2918,947.98
2411,932.3914,915.4216,500.8116,93117,329.1619,889.02
259,900.20715,585.9616,361.4716,116.6816,649.5120,695.86
268,679.3114,231.3314,736.3315,301.8918,131.7921,231.96
279,755.01812,605.0213,112.8414,757.3819,074.4720,958.19
2812,318.6211,519.514,326.9516,644.1319,203.2920,684.87
2914,068.610,569.1116,218.8517,721.2419,198.8520,005.69
3012,033.8512,728.9417,434.1417,439.5119,192.0721,759.41
3110,270.5412,702.5217,432.7318,918.7620,405.4822,432.52
Figure 11:

Comparison of BiLSTM-SPAN (A) AdaBoost and (B) Gradient Boosting. AdaBoost, adaptive boosting; BiLSTM-SPAN, directional long short-term memory network with spatial pyramid attention networks; RUL, remaining useful life.

Figure 12:

Comparison of BiLSTM-SPAN (A) MLP Regressor and (B) RF. BiLSTM-SPAN, directional long short-term memory network with spatial pyramid attention networks; MLP, multi-layer perceptron; RF, random forest; RUL, remaining useful life.

Figure 13:

Comparison of BiLSTM-SPAN (A) SVR and (B) XGBoost. BiLSTM-SPAN, directional long short-term memory network with spatial pyramid attention networks; RUL, remaining useful life; SVR, support vector regression; XGBOOST, eXtreme gradient boosting.

Table 4:

Comparison of prediction result

AlgorithmR2MAEMAPERMSE
BiLSTM (proposed)0.91035.402.10120.00
RF0.89241.872.37127.17
XGBoost0.88971.024.19147.38
Gradient boosting0.767285.3133.99432.85
MLP regressor0.654378.2820.29533.47
SVR0.341593.5532.77798.11
AdaBoost0.327692.8937.23889.45

[i] AdaBoost, adaptive boosting; BiLSTM, bidirectional long short-term memory; MAE, mean absolute error; MAPE, mean absolute percentage error; MLP, multi-layer perceptron; RF, random forest; RMSE, random mean square error; SVR, support vector regression; XGBoost, eXtreme gradient boosting.

Table 5:

Cross validation and statistical significance performances

AlgorithmR2 (mean ± std)MAE (mean ± std)RMSE (mean ± std)Statistical significance (p-value)
BiLSTM-SPAN (proposed)0.910 ± 0.0082.51 ± 0.100.910 ± 0.10-
RF0.841 ± 0.00133.18 ± 0.140.841 ± 0.170.013
XGBoost0.859 ± 0.00113.35 ± 0.160.859 ± 0.190.016
Gradient boosting0.878 ± 0.0092.98 ± 0.120.878 ± 0.150.008
MLP regressor0.865 ± 0.00103.12 ± 0.140.865 ± 0.170.012
SVR0.872 ± 0.00113.05 ± 0.130.872 ± 0.160.010
AdaBoost0.857 ± 0.00123.21 ± 0.150.857 ± 0.180.014

[i] AdaBoost, Adaptive Boosting; BiLSTM-SPAN, directional long short terms memory network with spatial pyramid attention networks; MAE, mean absolute error; MLP, multi-layer perceptron; RF, random forest; RMSE, random mean square error; SVR, support vector regression.

Language: English
Submitted on: Aug 18, 2025
Published on: May 2, 2026
Published by: International Journal on Smart Sensing and Intelligent Systems
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2026 Vijaya Kumar Chava, Vijaya Geeta Dharmavaram, Vinil Chowdhary Chava, published by International Journal on Smart Sensing and Intelligent Systems
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