Application of fuzzy logic control for continuous casting mold level control

IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 246-256

  Dussud, Michel ^b   Galichet, Sylvie ^c   Foulloy, Laurent P ^a,c  

^a IEEE

^b SERT   (France)

^c LAMII/CESALP   (France)

Author keywords

Continuous casting; Fuzzy control; Metals industry; Proportional control; Weighted rules

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROL SYSTEM SYNTHESIS; FUZZY SETS; LIQUID METALS; METAL CASTING; ONLINE SYSTEMS; PROCESS CONTROL; THREE TERM CONTROL SYSTEMS;

METAL INDUSTRY; WEIGHTED RULES;

FUZZY CONTROL;

EID: 0032028942     PISSN: 10636536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/87.664191     Document Type: Article

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