A combined solution for flexible control of poultry houses Online publication date: Thu, 17-Mar-2022
by Lucas Schmidt; Dalcimar Casanova; Richardson Ribeiro; Marcelo Teixeira; Heitor M. Gomes
International Journal of Computer Applications in Technology (IJCAT), Vol. 67, No. 2/3, 2021
Abstract: In poultry houses, thermal comfort is decisive for maximising the feed conversion rate, a measure for successful production. As there are different automatic control options, that result in variable performance indexes, this paper reproduces, tests, and compares two of them: a reactive, that applies event-driven methods, and a bio-inspired, which is based on artificial intelligence techniques. As each approach adds specific advantages to the process control, we combine them into a single framework that gathers their best features. Simulations using real data show that temperature and humidity have been reproduced with 97% and 80% precision, respectively. In comparison, reactive and bio-inspired approaches show respectively accuracies of 90% and 82% for temperature, and 60% and 66% for humidity. Therefore, we conclude that our approach can improve both reactive and bio-inspired control, standing as a feasible and flexible alternative for the control of poultry houses.
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