Intelligent control of grain drying process using fuzzy logic controller

Controlling grain drying process is always a challenging task for engineers and researchers in food and agricultural sectors since many years ago. The main obstacles to obtain the best control system for the grain drying system are due to the long delay process, highly non-linear behaviour and param...

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Main Authors: Mansor, Hasmah, Mohd Noor, Samsul Bahari, Raja Ahmad, Raja Kamil, Taip, Farah Saleena, Lutfy, Omar Farouq
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Language:English
Published: WFL Publisher 2010
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author Mansor, Hasmah
Mohd Noor, Samsul Bahari
Raja Ahmad, Raja Kamil
Taip, Farah Saleena
Lutfy, Omar Farouq
author_facet Mansor, Hasmah
Mohd Noor, Samsul Bahari
Raja Ahmad, Raja Kamil
Taip, Farah Saleena
Lutfy, Omar Farouq
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description Controlling grain drying process is always a challenging task for engineers and researchers in food and agricultural sectors since many years ago. The main obstacles to obtain the best control system for the grain drying system are due to the long delay process, highly non-linear behaviour and parameter uncertainties exist in the plant. Applying an intelligent controller such as fuzzy logic controller to a grain drying system is a good choice as fuzzy logic controller is a very powerful control methodology that can estimate functions based on partial knowledge of the system in case of parameter uncertainties and can deal with non-linear behaviour. This paper focused on the design and application of fuzzy logic controller in order to obtain the grain output moisture content close to the set-point in spite of disturbances. Two inputs and one output fuzzy logic controller has been designed to drive the grain flow rate which is used as the manipulated variable. A new algorithm of fuzzy logic controller for a grain drying process has been introduced. Simulation tests have been carried out using the process model developed by Liu and Bakker-Arkema for a cross-flow grain dryer. The overall results from the tests are very promising and the fuzzy logic controller is stable and robust towards input disturbance. Although the design process of fuzzy logic controller is simple; however it provides very fast response to make the grain output moisture content close to the set-point and to reject disturbance exists during the grain drying process.
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spelling oai:generic.eprints.org:172192012-01-30T04:57:52Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/17219/ Intelligent control of grain drying process using fuzzy logic controller Mansor, Hasmah Mohd Noor, Samsul Bahari Raja Ahmad, Raja Kamil Taip, Farah Saleena Lutfy, Omar Farouq S Agriculture (General) TA165 Engineering instruments, meters, etc. Industrial instrumentation Controlling grain drying process is always a challenging task for engineers and researchers in food and agricultural sectors since many years ago. The main obstacles to obtain the best control system for the grain drying system are due to the long delay process, highly non-linear behaviour and parameter uncertainties exist in the plant. Applying an intelligent controller such as fuzzy logic controller to a grain drying system is a good choice as fuzzy logic controller is a very powerful control methodology that can estimate functions based on partial knowledge of the system in case of parameter uncertainties and can deal with non-linear behaviour. This paper focused on the design and application of fuzzy logic controller in order to obtain the grain output moisture content close to the set-point in spite of disturbances. Two inputs and one output fuzzy logic controller has been designed to drive the grain flow rate which is used as the manipulated variable. A new algorithm of fuzzy logic controller for a grain drying process has been introduced. Simulation tests have been carried out using the process model developed by Liu and Bakker-Arkema for a cross-flow grain dryer. The overall results from the tests are very promising and the fuzzy logic controller is stable and robust towards input disturbance. Although the design process of fuzzy logic controller is simple; however it provides very fast response to make the grain output moisture content close to the set-point and to reject disturbance exists during the grain drying process. WFL Publisher 2010-04 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/17219/1/published.pdf Mansor, Hasmah and Mohd Noor, Samsul Bahari and Raja Ahmad, Raja Kamil and Taip, Farah Saleena and Lutfy, Omar Farouq (2010) Intelligent control of grain drying process using fuzzy logic controller. Journal of Food, Agriculture & Environment, 8 (2). pp. 145-149. ISSN 1459-0263 (O), 1459-0263 (P) http://www.world-food.net
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Intelligent control of grain drying process using fuzzy logic controller
title Intelligent control of grain drying process using fuzzy logic controller
title_full Intelligent control of grain drying process using fuzzy logic controller
title_fullStr Intelligent control of grain drying process using fuzzy logic controller
title_full_unstemmed Intelligent control of grain drying process using fuzzy logic controller
title_short Intelligent control of grain drying process using fuzzy logic controller
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topic S Agriculture (General)
TA165 Engineering instruments, meters, etc. Industrial instrumentation
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