Team Status Report for 12/06/2025

Accomplishments

  • Testbed coolant flush: Flushed out cooling loop because of yellow fluid and contaminants
  • Data collection: Recollected normal dataset due to ambient temperature drift and coolant loop differences affecting inference
  • ML model development: Retrained regression and autoencoder using updated normal data
    • Updated autoencoder architecture to use delta temperature features only to lessen effect of ambient temperature changes
  • Final deliverables: Started planning Final Report, Video, and Demo
    • Took video of testbed for Final Video
    • Split up Final Report sections

Significant Risks

  • Model sensitivity: Since model is designed to detect small deviations, small drifts in ambient temperature, water levels, and other factors can cause the model to alert an anomaly
    • Switched to delta temperature only features (no absolute temperatures)
    • Tuned thresholds based on power levels

Design Changes

  • No major design changes this week

Schedule Changes

  • Project remains on track
    • ML model tuning in progress

Testing and Results

  • Servo Valve Flow Restriction Test: Ran servo through different PWM duty values and measured flow rate to map duty value to flow rate reduction
    • Result: Mapped duty value to flow rate reduction with fit equation
  • Heater / Power Delivery Test: Applied PWM values to the SSR and confirmed heater power using RMS voltage measured on oscilloscope
    • Design Change: Found that power supply rating too low and had to purchase higher wattage power supply (300W)
    • Result: Commanded power is accurate to actual measured Vrms
  • Regression Model Prediction Accuracy Test: Compared predicted vs. measured CPU power on normal datasets
    • Design Change: Replaced original linear regression model with a Random Forest after benchmarking several models
    • Result: Random Forest achieved RMSE = 2.53 W
  • Autoencoder Model Latent Space Test: Examined latent space separation between normal and fault windows and measured FPR and FNR
    • Result: Model successfully differentiates normal from fault data
      • FPR: 0.38%
      • FNR: 0.64%
  • Classification Model Accuracy Test: Evaluated classifier performance on distinguishing flow faults vs. power faults
    • Result: Model successfully classifies flow fault and power fault
      • FPR: 0.00%
      • FNR: 1.06%
  • Latency Test: Measured timing from inference start to alert generation
    • Result: Model meets 1s latency requirement
      • Regression = 141 ms
      • Autoencoder = 363 ms
      • Classifier = 9 ms
      • End-to-end = 825 ms

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