Physics-Informed Machine Learning in Prognostics and Health Management: A Systematic Literature Review

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2608.10047v1
• Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:20:08 GMT
• Title: Physics-Informed Machine Learning in Prognostics and Health Management: A Systematic Literature Review
• Abstract summary: This work investigates how Physics-Informed Machine Learning (PIML) is being leveraged in the context of Prognostics and Health Management (PHM)<n>Overall, the review indicates that physics-informed approaches already provide tangible benefits.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: In modern industry, keeping complex systems reliable, safe, and efficient hinges on Prognostics and Health Management (PHM). Machine Learning (ML) has largely driven advancements in diagnostics and prognostics, yet purely data-driven models face inherent limitations, such as poor generalization, an inability to infer causal relationships, and a lack of interpretability. Physics-Informed Machine Learning (PIML) helps mitigate these limitations by incorporating prior physical knowledge directly into the ML pipeline, thereby fostering growing interest in its application to PHM. This work investigates how PIML is being leveraged in the context of PHM through a systematic literature review of 212 studies. The review introduces a four-class classification scheme, consisting of observational bias, inductive bias, learning bias, and hybrid approaches, and further categorizes studies by PHM task. Across all four classes, the reviewed studies consistently demonstrate improved predictive performance over conventional baselines across a broad range of assets, although the literature is heavily skewed toward lithium-ion batteries and bearings, and dominated by problem-specific solutions. Overall, the review indicates that physics-informed approaches already provide tangible benefits, whereas claims of improvements concerning some of the aforementioned limitations lack sufficient supporting evidence. Future research should prioritize transferable design patterns, benchmarks comparing integration strategies, and uncertainty-aware models that are lightweight and robust enough for online deployment in real-world settings.

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