Development of expert systems for stream sampling in mineral processing plants

Artificial Intelligence in Engineering

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 191-197

  Ketata, C ^a   Rockwell, M C ^a   Riordan, D ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; COMPUTER SYSTEMS PROGRAMMING; ERROR ANALYSIS; MINERAL INDUSTRY; SAMPLING;

MINERAL PROCESSING; SAMPLING CORRECTNESS INSPECTOR (SCI); SAMPLING ERROR EVALUATOR (SEE); STREAM SAMPLING;

EXPERT SYSTEMS;

EID: 0034171650     PISSN: 09541810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0954-1810(00)00002-9     Document Type: Article

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