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FUZZY EXPERT SYSTEMS: A PROTOTYPE FOR CONTROL of CORN BREAKAGE DURING DRYING
Author(s) -
ZHANG Q.,
LITCHFIELD J. B.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
journal of food process engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.507
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1745-4530
pISSN - 0145-8876
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-4530.1990.tb00054.x
Subject(s) - breakage , bin , process engineering , water content , moisture , agricultural engineering , fuzzy control system , fuzzy logic , environmental science , computer science , pulp and paper industry , engineering , materials science , mechanical engineering , composite material , geotechnical engineering , artificial intelligence
A prototype fuzzy expert system was developed to predict the breakage susceptibility of corn for certain drying conditions and to provide recommendations for dryer control. the control decisions were based on predicted levels of breakage, drying conditions, and the recommendations of corn drying experts. Drying temperature, initial moisture content, equilibrium moisture content, and level of the wet product holding bin were used as the process information for providing recommendations for drying temperature and flow rate adjustment. Two example drying processes were tested. the results of the study showed that (1) the predicted corn breakage levels matched the experimental results and (2) the control recommendations by the system were consistent with domain experts.