Automated rule based process control method with feedback and ap

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1986-02-06

1988-06-28

Smith, Jerry

Boots, shoes, and leggings

364148, 364151, 364158, 364165, G06F 1518, G05B 1302

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047544104

ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides a rule based process control system which automatically learns how to control a process by inducing control rules from the process as it changes. During process operation data samples from the process are collected which include the controllable variables in the process along with the dependent variable (goal or goals) of the process. If a sample is not predicted by the current rules that control the process, new rules are induced from the new sample and previously collected samples by creating a decision tree. The controllable variable having the greatest effect on the goal occupies the highest tree node. New rules are produced from the decision tree which predict process behavior based on the new and old samples. From these new rules, control rules which satisfy system constraints and improve on the goal(s) are selected. The control rules are then used to control the process until another sample is not predicted by the new rules. In this manner, data samples are collected and saved which represent the possible states of the process and from which rules for controlling the process are produced. As the sample set grows, the domain in which the process can be predictably controlled also grows. If the sample set is allowed to grow infinitely, all the rules for controlling the system can be produced. As a result, the system learns how to control the process under varying conditions and induces rules that optimize the process toward the desired goal.

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