Title :
Unit operations on single levitated particles
Author :
Pappalardo, M. ; Pellegrino, A. ; D´Amore, M. ; Giordano, P. ; Russo, P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng., Salerno Univ., Italy
Abstract :
An electrodynamic balance used as a tool for unit operations on single sub-millimeter particles is described. Fine control of the particle position is designed and realized using either fuzzy logic concepts or traditional PID schemes. Precision and efficacy of the two methods are compared. A simple application to the drying of a droplet is shown
Keywords :
balances; drops; fuzzy control; position control; three-term control; PID controller; chemical engineering; droplet drying; electrodynamic balance; fuzzy control; levitated particles; position control; submillimeter particles; unit operations; Automatic control; Chemical engineering; Crystallization; Density measurement; Electrodynamics; Fuzzy logic; Heat transfer; Mathematical model; Particle measurements; Surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Processing and Manufacturing of Materials, 1999. IPMM '99. Proceedings of the Second International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5489-3
DOI :
10.1109/IPMM.1999.792586
