Model predictive control of a conveyor-based drying process applied to cork stoppers

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2017

Authors

Tavares, P (Author) Other; Pinho, TM (Author) Other; Boaventura Cunha, J (Author) Other; António Paulo Moreira (Author) FEUP

Conference proceedings International

Title: Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering

Pages: 617-627

12th Portuguese Conference on Automatic Control, CONTROLO 2016

14 September 2017 through 16 September 2017

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Authenticus ID: P-00K-WG2

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-43671-5_52

Abstract (EN): Control applications are a key aspect of current industrial environments. Regarding cork industries, there is a particular process that needs to be addressed: the cork stoppers drying. Currently the methodology used in this process delays the overall production cycle and lacks in the drying efficiency itself. This paper presents the development of a cork stopper drying system based on the control of a conveyor based machine using Model Predictive Control (MPC). Throughout the project itwas also developed a drying kineticsmodel for the cork stoppers and an extension of such model to a discrete space state model. By applying the proposed methodology it is assured the cork stoppers¿ drying in a faster and more efficient way. © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific