Title :
Expert system for supervision of mineral flotation cells using artificial vision
Author :
Cipriano, Aldo ; Sepulveda, Carlos ; Guarini, Marcelo
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Eng., Catholic Univ. of Chile, Santiago, Chile
Abstract :
This paper describes an expert system for the supervision of flotation plants that uses ACEFLOT, a real-time analyzer of the dynamic characteristics of flotation froth. The ACEFLOT analyzer, based on image processing, measures several physical parameters of the froth that forms on the cell surface. The expert system detects abnormal operation and suggests corrective actions, supporting operators on the supervision and control of the flotation plant
Keywords :
computer vision; computerised monitoring; expert systems; mineral processing industry; minerals; process control; real-time systems; ACEFLOT; abnormal operation; artificial vision; corrective actions; dynamic characteristics; flotation froth; mineral flotation cells supervision; operator support; real-time analysis; Charge coupled devices; Charge-coupled image sensors; Color; Control systems; Expert systems; Hardware; Minerals; Multiplexing; Optical fibers; Signal processing;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Electronics, 1997. ISIE '97., Proceedings of the IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Guimaraes
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3936-3
DOI :
10.1109/ISIE.1997.651807
