Towards Highly Efficient Anomaly Detection for Predictive Maintenance

This paper introduces SEAN, a novel anomaly detection algorithm designed for real-time applications in predictive maintenance. SEAN leverages an ensemble-based approach to deliver competitive performance while drastically reducing computational costs. In our comprehensive evaluation across 121 datasets, SEAN consistently outperforms comparable shallow anomaly detection algorithms.
Our comparisons reveal that SEAN operates over 20,000 times faster than a similar state-of-the-art deep learning alternative, with negligible sacrifice in detection accuracy. We further demonstrate SEAN’s versatility through an ablation study, highlighting how its hyperparameters can be tuned to balance runtime and performance effectively. Additionally, we present a practical C++ export tool that enables the deployment of SEAN on resource-constrained devices, meeting the stringent requirements of on-device predictive maintenance tasks. Our findings underscore SEAN as a powerful and efficient solution for anomaly detection in real-world engineering applications.