End-of-Line (EOL) Vehicle Component Tests Anomaly Detection

Ford Motor Company

Motivation & Problem Description

  • Reducing warranty rates caused by critical vehicle components, such as transmission and engines
  • Current practice is manual and rely on mainly engineers' experience, 

     

Objective

Automate and scale EOL testing procedure by utilizing machine learning (AI/ML) methods.

Solution

  • Multichannel time-series anomaly detection by spectral feature learning.
  • Dimensionality reduction and unsupervised learning techniques for high-dimensional data.

Impact

  • Reduce warranty rates; 
  • Improve defect detection; 
  • Enhance manufacturing efficiency; 
  • Scalable across vehicle components.
End-of-Line (EOL) Vehicle Component Tests Anomaly Detection
Examples of components and signatures

Project PI

Kamran Paynabar

Kamran Paynabar

Associate Chair for Innovation, Leadership, and Entrepreneurship
Fouts Family Chair
Professor