Machine-vision-based control of zinc flotation—A case study
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چکیده
It is widely accepted that mineral flotation is a very challenging control problem due to chaotic nature of process. This paper introduces a novel approach of combining multi-camera system and expert controllers to improve flotation performance. The system has been installed into the zinc circuit of Pyhäsalmi Mine (Finland). Long-term data analysis in fact shows that the new approach has improved considerably the recovery of the zinc circuit, resulting in a substantial increase in the mill’s annual profit. r 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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