Qualitative Process Automation vs. Quantitative Process Control

This paper introduces a new level of process control technology. Associated issues and opportunities are presented relative to accurate sensor measurements (sensor data accuracy), process information derived from temporal changes in sensor measurements (sensor understanding), and information reasone...

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Published in1987 American Control Conference pp. 1368 - 1374
Main Authors Garrett, Patrick, Lee, C. William, LeClair, Steven R.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.06.1987
Subjects
Artificial intelligence
Automatic control
Automation
Intelligent sensors
Laminates
Physics
Process control
Proportional control
Sensor fusion
Temperature sensors
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DOI10.23919/ACC.1987.4789529

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Summary:This paper introduces a new level of process control technology. Associated issues and opportunities are presented relative to accurate sensor measurements (sensor data accuracy), process information derived from temporal changes in sensor measurements (sensor understanding), and information reasoned from a multitude of sensors (fusion of sensor information). Recent research in the area of Artificial Intelligence (AI) based process automation is introduced and discussed as applied to autoclave curing of graphite-epoxy composite materials. Comparisons of conventional quantitative process control with qualitative process automation are highlighted.
DOI:10.23919/ACC.1987.4789529