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FUZZY LOGIC CONTROL FOR A CONTINUOUS CROSSFLOW GRAIN DRYER
Author(s) -
ZHANG QIN,
LITCHFIELD J. BRUCE
Publication year - 1993
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.1745-4530.1993.tb00162.x
Subject(s) - breakage , fuzzy logic , fuzzy control system , control (management) , process engineering , process (computing) , control theory (sociology) , computer science , control engineering , control system , mathematics , engineering , artificial intelligence , electrical engineering , world wide web , operating system
This paper presents the assembly and the performance of a fuzzy logic control system in regulating a laboratory continuous crossflow grain dryer. With fuzzy control, similar outlet moisture contents and lower outlet breakage susceptibility of corn were obtained as compared to the manually controlled dryer operation. the results verified that drying‐induced corn breakage could be reduced through the application of fuzzy logic control. Like the corn drying process, many food processes are difficult to control automatically with conventional control techniques due to their complex nature. Fuzzy logic control provides an attractive solution for control of those processes.