ADAPTIVE CONTROLLER AND EXPERT SYSTEM FOOD PROCESSING
First Claim
1. A method of controlling efficacy of a food processing system, the method comprising:
- responsive to receiving set points from an automatic expert system, operating an adaptive controller to perform steps comprising;
comparing the set points from the automatic expert system to process variables for the food processing system;
generating an error signal indicating a difference between the compared process variables and the set points; and
adjusting control settings for the food processing system using the error signal and one or more control parameters, wherein the adaptive controller is configured to automatically modify the control parameters in response to a detected change in at least one of the set points and the process variables.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for controlling efficacy of a food processing system. The method includes, responsive to receiving set points from an automatic expert system, operating an adaptive controller to perform steps including comparing the set points from the automatic expert system to process variables for the food processing system. The steps also include generating an error signal indicating a difference between the compared process variables and the set points and adjusting control settings for the food processing system using the error signal and one or more control parameters. The adaptive controller is configured to automatically modify the control parameters in response to a detected change in at least one of the set points and the process variables.
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1. A method of controlling efficacy of a food processing system, the method comprising:
responsive to receiving set points from an automatic expert system, operating an adaptive controller to perform steps comprising; comparing the set points from the automatic expert system to process variables for the food processing system; generating an error signal indicating a difference between the compared process variables and the set points; and adjusting control settings for the food processing system using the error signal and one or more control parameters, wherein the adaptive controller is configured to automatically modify the control parameters in response to a detected change in at least one of the set points and the process variables. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An adaptive controller configured to control efficacy of a food processing system, the controller comprising:
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a computer readable storage medium including a plurality of instructions; a processor, which, when executing the plurality of instructions, is configured to; receive set points from an automatic expert system; compare the set points from the automatic expert system to process variables for the food processing system, wherein comparing comprises generating an error signal indicating a difference between the process variables and the set points; and adjust control settings for the food processing system using the error signal and one or more control parameters, wherein the adaptive controller is configured to automatically modify the control parameters in response to a detected change in at least one of the set points and the process variables. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for generating set points used by an adaptive controller for controlling efficacy of a food processing system, the method comprising:
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receiving process variables from the food processing system; comparing the process variables from the food processing system to quality control metrics derived from the food processing system; based upon a comparison of the process variables and the quality control metrics, generating the set points used by the adaptive controller for controlling the food processing system; and providing the set points to the adaptive controller. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An automatic expert system configured to generate set points used by an adaptive controller for controlling efficacy of a food processing system, comprising:
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a computer readable storage medium including a plurality of instructions; a processor, which, when executing the plurality of instructions, is configured to; receive process variables from the food processing system; compare the process variables from the food processing system to quality control metrics derived from the food processing system; based upon a comparison of the process variables and the quality control metrics, generate the set points used by the adaptive controller for controlling the food processing system; and provide the set points to the adaptive controller. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A food processing system, comprising:
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a chamber in which food processing is performed; a plurality of sensors configured to provide process variables for the food processing system; an automatic expert system configured to; receive the process variables for the food processing system; receive quality control metric for the food processing system; compare the process variables from the food processing system to quality control metrics derived from the food processing system; and based upon a comparison of the process variables and the quality control metrics, generate the set points used by the adaptive controller for controlling the food processing system; and an adaptive controller configured to; receive the set points from the automatic expert system; compare the set points to the process variables for the food processing system, wherein comparing comprises generating an error signal indicating a difference between the process variables and the set points; and adjust control settings for the food processing system using the error signal and one or more control parameters, wherein the adaptive controller is configured to automatically modify the control parameters in response to a detected change in at least one of the set points and the process variables. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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