Sensor fusion as a tool to monitor dynamic dairy processes
Författare
Summary, in English
A system for monitoring milk and fat concentration in a dynamic milk/water system by fusing information from several sensors was investigated. Standard instrumentation for food production was used, the sensors were a conductivity meter, a density meter and an optical instrument used to measure backscattered light. The system was applied to a dynamic mixing situation. Prediction error did not exceed 2% in the milk concentration and 0.1% fat in the total fat concentration. The applicability of the sensor fusion approach in field conditions was demonstrated by mounting the sensors in a dairy plant and monitoring the start-up of a pasteurizer. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Avdelning/ar
- Department of Food Technology, Engineering and Nutrition
Publiceringsår
2006
Språk
Engelska
Sidor
154-162
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
Journal of Food Engineering
Volym
76
Issue
2
Länkar
Dokumenttyp
Artikel i tidskrift
Förlag
Elsevier
Ämne
- Food Engineering
Nyckelord
- turbidity
- density
- conductivity
- sensor fusion
- multivariate calibration
- dairy process
- milk
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt
- ISSN: 0260-8774