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on reducing costs. This can also enhance the future design of next-generation systems,” states Flynn.

To better predict the remaining useful life (RUL) of wind farm subsystems, such as gearboxes and generators, an inno- vative ‘fusion prognostics’ approach will be taken. Combined monitoring methods will be used alongside innovative sensor technology, robotics and autonomous systems. The project will enable a new capability in human interaction with the re- mote and relatively inaccessible parts of offshore sites.

Within the