“…For the above-mentioned purpose, a hybrid ABC optimized MARS (ABC-MARS) model was used as an automated learning tool, training it in order to predict remaining useful life (RUL) from other turbine's operation parameters. According to previous research, the MARS technique has been proven to be an effective tool to predict natural parameters, being successfully used in a wide range of environmental fields: medical applications [35,36], forest modeling [37], prediction of the air quality [38], water quality studies [39,40], solution of geotechnical problems, particularly those that lack a precise analytical theory or understanding of the phenomena involved [41], and so on.…”