AI and machine learning
Predictive Maintenance with Machine Learning
Build a predictive maintenance system end to end: sensor signals, anomaly detection, fault classification and remaining useful life.
Predictive Maintenance with Machine Learning is a free, self-paced online course from EDWartens for engineers, developers and students applying AI to real work. It has 12 modules and takes about 15.7 hours, with written notes, a practice task per module, a practical project and a final assessment of 15 questions (pass mark 60%). Learning costs nothing and needs only a free account. The optional EDWartens Certificate of Completion, verifiable by code, is a one-off US$28.99 for you; it is not a vendor credential. Updated 1 November 2026.
- Free
- Intermediate
- 15.7 hours
- Self-paced
- Certificate optional
- Lab practice in your browser
- 5.0 from 1 learner review
No card, no trial. The course is free for good. Certificate US$28.99, optional.
- Who it is for
- Engineers, developers and students applying AI to real work
- Jobs
- Roles that use this skill: AI engineer, machine learning engineer, data analyst and automation developer. No course guarantees a job.
- Tools
- Google Colab; NumPy, SciPy, Pandas, scikit-learn; TensorFlow for the optional deep-learning module. Hardware: none. Wireless vibration sensors and a gateway are discussed, not required.
- Updated


After this course you can
By the end you will be able to:
- Choose sensors using the P-F curve
- Compute spectra, envelopes and condition indicators from windows
- Build a per-asset anomaly detector with a percentile threshold
- Train a fault classifier with grouped validation
- Estimate remaining useful life on the C-MAPSS benchmark
Who it is for, and what you need first
Who it is for
Engineers, developers and students applying AI to real work.
Level: Intermediate. Intermediate. Needs the Machine Learning with Python course; the Deep Learning course helps for module 7.
What you need
Software: Google Colab; NumPy, SciPy, Pandas, scikit-learn; TensorFlow for the optional deep-learning module..
Hardware: None. Wireless vibration sensors and a gateway are discussed, not required.. What to download, and how.
How this course works
Watch the lessons
Short video lessons, one module at a time, at your own pace.
Read the notes
Open the Reading tab for the written notes and diagrams of the module.
Practise in the 3D labOptional
Try the module in the free 3D lab, in your browser.
Check yourself
Answer the questions to see what stuck before you move on.
Final assessment
Pass the final once you have been through the modules.
Certificate, if you want oneOptional
Optional, with a page anyone can use to verify it.
What you learn
12 modules in order, at your own pace. 15.7 hours of video lessons, with written notes and a practice task in each module.
- 1Why predictive, and the P-F curve23m
- 2Failure modes and what each sensor sees11m
- 3Signals: sampling, windows, spectra43m
- 4Condition indicators, with lab practice: 22m
- 5Anomaly detection on normal data, with lab practice: 1h 54m
- 6Fault classification, with lab practice: 28m
- 7Deep learning on windows42m
- 8Remaining useful life on NASA's engines, with lab practice: 55m
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- 9The end-to-end workflow2h 36m
- 10Alerts that get acted on51m
- 11Deploying and measuring42m
- 12Final assessment
Software you need
What to download, where from, what it costs and how to install it. Every link goes to the maker's own site, never a mirror.
NumPy, SciPy, pandas, scikit-learn and TensorFlow are already installed in Colab.
Show what to download (1 tool)
Required
- 01Free, GPU time not guaranteed
Google Colab
Google, in the browser
- Runs on
- Any modern web browser
- Account
- A free Google account
Colab is free to use. In the free version GPUs and TPUs are heavily restricted and not guaranteed, sessions can run for at most 12 hours, and idle sessions are stopped. Paid plans give more reliable access.
Steps
- 1.Open colab.research.google.com and sign in with your Google account.
- 2.Click New notebook (or open the notebook your course links to).
- 3.For a GPU, choose Runtime, then Change runtime type, then pick a GPU if one is offered.
- 4.Type code in a cell and press Shift and Enter to run it.
- Save a copy to your Google Drive so your changes are kept.
- Files on the runtime are deleted when the session ends. Save outputs to Drive.
Open Google Colabcolab.research.google.com
Checked against each maker's own page on 27 September 2026. Trial lengths and editions change; the maker's page is the final word.
Practise in the 3D lab
Practise the choices that decide whether a maintenance model is trusted: a split with no leakage, the right metric and alert threshold, and a data check before you train.
- Data health checkAI Workbench, about 20 minOpen in the lab (opens in a new tab): Data health check
- Train and evaluate without leakageAI Workbench, about 25 minOpen in the lab (opens in a new tab): Train and evaluate without leakage
- Choose the metric and the thresholdAI Workbench, about 25 minOpen in the lab (opens in a new tab): Choose the metric and the threshold
Optional. Skip it whenever you like: it never blocks your progress or your certificate.
Course project, about 6 hours
Remaining useful life on NASA's turbofan engines (C-MAPSS FD001)
Prepare 100 turbofan engines run to failure: clip the life target, drop constant sensors and add rolling features. Train gradient boosting with grouped cross-validation, then score it at each test engine's last cycle with RMSE and the NASA asymmetric score.
- 9documents in the pack
- 6steps to follow
- Laboptional: in the 3D lab
- 4things to hand in
- 6 hof work, at your pace
- PlanProject plan: remaining-useful-life proof of concept on C-MAPSS FD001
- URSRequirements: RUL estimator for engine-removal planning
- DatasheetData specification: NASA C-MAPSS FD001
- RegisterFeature register: sensors kept, dropped and derived
- ProcedureProcedure: build and evaluate the RUL model
- Test reportTest report: RUL model evaluation, FD001
Do it in the lab: 4 steps.
The project is optional practice. The certificate needs only the modules and the final assessment.
After the course, your next step
Show what you can do, then keep going in the same field.
A certificate you can verify
Finish the modules and pass the final assessment (15 questions, pass mark 60%) and you can add a certificate with a public verification page. One-off, US$28.99 for you. It is not a vendor credential.
Want a free certificate? Do the matching Free internship: 4 weeks, nothing to buy, with a free certificate of completion.

AI and Machine Learning
Eight short weeks of machine learning from data to a deployed model: notes, diagrams, a few videos and worked exercises in free notebooks. Finish weeks 1 to 4 and the final, then claim a free Internship Completion Certificate with your real dates and study hours, and a QR code anyone can scan to verify it. Training, not employment.
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Roles that use this skill
- AI engineer
- Machine learning engineer
- Data analyst
- Automation developer
These are the kinds of roles where the skill is used. We make no promise of a job or an interview.
Plain notes
- Free: the whole course, the notes, the practice tasks, the final assessment and support from practising engineers.
- Paid, and optional: the course certificate, and the Engineer-verified internship (the Free internship costs nothing).
- No job promise: the course teaches a skill. It does not place you in a job.
- Lessons by: MATLAB, RealPars, ADASH, Intelligent Machines, Dave Ebbelaar, Data Science with Marco, NeuralNine, Victor Tan, Data Bowl Recipes, JCharisTech, InfluxData, AIEngineering. Independent creators; the lessons stream from their own channels. EDWartens wrote the study plan, notes, practice tasks and assessments.
MATLAB · RealPars · ADASH · Intelligent Machines · Dave Ebbelaar · Data Science with Marco · NeuralNine · Victor Tan · Data Bowl Recipes · JCharisTech · InfluxData · AIEngineering. If you are one of these creators and want a lesson removed or credited differently, write to info@edwartens.com.
Practise what you learn in the free 3D lab
Technical work is judged on what you can do: wiring, commissioning, finding a fault. Doing a task yourself teaches more than watching it a second time, and a lab lets you try it safely before you meet real equipment. It does not replace working on real hardware.
- Practise safely, so a mistake costs nothing.
- The lab checks your work like a site test, so you know when it is right.
- Free, in your browser, with nothing to install.
Why learn with EDWartens
What you get with this course, and what comes after it.
- Free from the first lesson to the final assessment.
- Practice in a free 3D lab in your browser, with nothing to install.
- Video lessons with written notes and a project.
- An optional certificate that anyone can verify online.
- Free internships to keep practising afterwards.
Common questions
Do I need vibration sensors?
No. The course uses the track's vibration windows and motor-fleet readings, and NASA's public engine dataset. The module on sensors tells you what to buy and where to mount it when you do.
What do I need before this course?
The Machine Learning with Python course, or equivalent: features, splits, cross-validation, metrics. Module 7 uses the Deep Learning course's tools but is optional.
What are the projects in the Predictive Maintenance with Machine Learning course?
There are two projects. The first is remaining useful life on NASA's C-MAPSS FD001 engines, evaluated the way the benchmark is. The second covers the two lower rungs on the track's own data. It has an anomaly detector with persistence on vibration windows. It also has a fault classifier with cost-aware thresholds on the motor fleet, with alert text a technician could act on.
Is the Predictive Maintenance with Machine Learning course really free?
Yes. Every module, practice task, project and assessment. You create an account so your progress is saved and the assessments can be marked. The certificate is the only paid item, and only if you want it.
What certificate does the Predictive Maintenance with Machine Learning course give?
An EDWartens Certificate of Completion, issued when you have finished the modules and passed the final assessment (the project is optional practice), with a verification code anyone can check. It is not a vendor credential and is never described as one.
Who made the video lessons in the Predictive Maintenance with Machine Learning course?
The creators named in the Credits block at the foot of this page, on their own YouTube channels. EDWartens did not make the videos and the creators are not affiliated with EDWartens. What EDWartens wrote is the study plan, the notes, the practice tasks, the projects and the assessments.
How long does the Predictive Maintenance with Machine Learning course take?
Plan on about 16 hours in all, including the video lessons, notes and practice tasks. It is self-paced, so you work through the twelve modules at your own speed.
Do I have to use the lab?
No. The lab is optional practice. You can skip it whenever you like, and it never blocks your progress, the final assessment or your certificate.
Is the lab free?
Yes. Every lab level for this course opens in your browser, free, with nothing to install.
What topics does the Predictive Maintenance with Machine Learning course cover, module by module?
The Predictive Maintenance with Machine Learning course has 12 modules. It opens with "Why predictive, and the P-F curve", goes through "Failure modes and what each sensor sees", "Anomaly detection on normal data", "Remaining useful life on NASA's engines" and "Deploying and measuring" and ends with "Final assessment". The full list with minutes is under "What you learn" on this page.
What can I do after the Predictive Maintenance with Machine Learning course?
After the Predictive Maintenance with Machine Learning course: Choose the sensor by the warning time you need, and name the failure mode from its spectrum; Turn windows into condition indicators — kurtosis, band energies, envelope peaks — and rank them; Build a per-asset anomaly detector on healthy data with a threshold and persistence that stop alert floods. These are the practical outcomes the course is written around, and the final assessment of 15 questions checks them.
What software and hardware do I need for the Predictive Maintenance with Machine Learning course, and does it cost anything?
For the Predictive Maintenance with Machine Learning course, software: Google Colab; NumPy, SciPy, Pandas, scikit-learn; TensorFlow for the optional deep-learning module. Hardware: none. Wireless vibration sensors and a gateway are discussed, not required. The course itself is free.
Is the Predictive Maintenance with Machine Learning course suitable for me, and what level is it?
Predictive Maintenance with Machine Learning is rated intermediate. Intermediate. Needs the Machine Learning with Python course; the Deep Learning course helps for module 7. It is written for engineers, developers and students applying AI to real work, and takes about 15.7 hours at your own pace.
Which jobs use the skills from the Predictive Maintenance with Machine Learning course?
Skills from the Predictive Maintenance with Machine Learning course (for example: choose the sensor by the warning time you need, and name the failure mode from its spectrum) are used in roles such as AI engineer, machine learning engineer, data analyst and automation developer, and in machine learning engineer work. The course gives you practical evidence of the skill; it does not promise a job, and employers decide on experience and interview.
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