For more information, contact Prof. Michael Pecht.

Time: 9:30AM –12:10PM (EST) Mondays

Location: 2216, J. M. Patterson Building (Bldg. 083) and online

Prognostics and Health Management (PHM) is an approach that is used to evaluate the reliability of a system in its actual life-cycle conditions, determine the initiation of failure, and mitigate system risks by using artificial intelligence for fault diagnosis and forcasting fault progression. Prognostics of a system can yield an advance warning of impending failure in a system and thereby help in maintenance and corrective actions, which prevents catastrophic failures and reduces unscheduled maintenance expenses. In addition to stochastic models, sophisticated machine learning and deep learning algorithms are used for remaining useful life prognostics of an engineering system, subsystem or even a component.

• The Joint Strike Fighter Program requires PHM
• NASA uses the Integrated Vehicle Health Management program for its fleet
• GE uses PHM on its engines, wind turbines, and medical instruments
• GM uses PHM to on its vehicles as part of its OnStar system
• Dell, Apple, Samsung, and Intel invested millions in prognostics research

This graduate course at the University of Maryland is one of the few in academia that covers the concepts and theory of PHM along with the latest applications.  Students will learn the fundamentals and be able to apply the latest methods and tools. Guest speakers from organizations, such as Case Western Reserve University, Dell, Medtronics, NASA, SAP, and Western Digital, will cover areas of application.

Online students can attend the lectures live or stream the videos for watching anytime. D.C. CONSORTIUM students are also eligible. Others outside of UMD and the consortium universities need to get admission as a non-degree seeking student to register for the class.

Open to UMD and DC Consortium Graduate Students and Industry Professionals.

1. Criteria for admission (non degree-seeking student)

There are three options to take UMD graduate courses without pursuing a graduate degree: Advanced Special Student Status, Visiting Graduate Student Status, or Golden Identification Cardholder Status (for Senior Citizens). Among these three options, the Advanced Special Student option is the most suitable option for most practicing engineers.

2. To qualify as an Advanced Special Student, you must:

• Have achieved a cumulative 3.0 (on a 4 point scale) average for work done at the undergraduate level; OR
• Have earned a master’s, doctoral, or a post-baccalaureate professional degree (MD, JD, DVM, etc.) from a regionally accredited institution; OR
• Have attained a score that places you in the upper 50th percentile of an appropriate national standardized aptitude examination, such as the GRE, GMAT, or Miller Analogies Test; OR
• Provide a letter of support from the graduate director of the degree program in which you plan to take a course (we will help applicants obtain this letter)
• Submit a personal statement.

3. To apply, applicants must:

• Submit a completed online application, which includes uploading official transcripts showing a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution and a personal statement.
• Pay the $75 application fee.

4. Other information:

• If the interested prospective students are NOT US citizens or permanent residents, contact International Student and Scholar Services to determine how to apply for Advanced Special Student status. US citizens or permanent residents with international credentials, can apply for Advanced Special Student Status here.

• To apply for Advanced Special Student status, international applicants may be required to submit results of English proficiency tests (TOEFL, IELTS or PTE) unless the Advanced Special Student applicant holds a degree from one of the waived countries (on previous link). If an Advanced Special Student is not a native English speaker and doesn’t have a degree from of those countries, then he/she MUST submit an English proficiency score to be considered for admission.

• Information on tuition and fees can be found here. Please visit the following website for more information.

5. Fall 2019 semester deadline (non-degree seeking student):

The deadline for application the first day of classes, August 26, 2019.

6. Course Registration:

• Advanced Special Students should register to any of the following section:
  ER01: an online section for M. Eng. students
  RE01: an online section for MS/Ph.D./Advanced Special Students

• If not possible to register to RE01 as an Advanced Special Student, please contact Kerri Poppler James to ask if it is possible to register to ER01.
• Registration: Kerri Poppler James, kames3@umd.edu, 301-405-8601