Machine Learning Algorithms for Predicting Wear Rates on the Basis of Friction Noise

Under varying operational conditions, the contact and relative movement of a polymer and metal result in surface wear, accompanied by the emission of noise. The relationship between friction noise and wear is inherently complex and nonlinear. In light of these tribological characteristics, this paper introduces the implementation of a random forest algorithm and generalized regression neural network algorithm to establish a mathematical model for predicting the wear rate based on friction noise. To enhance the accuracy of wear rate regression, this study incorporates L2 norm feature selection and the sparrow search algorithm, which are tailored toward the friction characteristics. These techniques optimize the machine learning-based friction model, ultimately improving the regression accuracy of the wear rate.