The intricate development of liquid-crystal lubricants
necessitates
the timely and accurate prediction of their tribological performance
in different environments and an assessment of the importance of relevant
parameters. In this study, a classification model using Gaussian noise
extreme gradient boosting (GNBoost) to predict tribological performance
is proposed. Three additives, polysorbate-85, polysorbate-80, and
graphene oxide, were selected to fabricate liquid-crystal lubricants.
The coefficients of friction of these lubricants were tested in the
rotational mode using a universal mechanical tester. A model was designed
to predict the coefficient of friction through data augmentation of
the initial data. The model parameters were optimized using particle
swarm optimization techniques. This study provides an effective example
for lubricant performance evaluation and formulation optimization.