17/05/2022 – Artificial Intelligence (AI) based process assistant
AI based buffering process automation
High-speed optical cable manufacturing lines are traditionally controlled using process-automation systems. Maillefer present an Artificial Intelligence (AI) based process assistant, “Smart Buffering”, which operates on top of the process automation layer.
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Fig. 2. Smart Buffering system initialization run, with measured average EFL at multiple lengths. © Maillefer
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Maillefer present an Artificial Intelligence (AI) based process assistant, “Smart Buffering”, which operates on top of the process automation layer. © Maillefer
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Fig. 1. Smart Buffering forms a control loop to the buffering process, information extracted from line sensor data allows intelligent process parameter adjustments. © Maillefer