Objective Dehydration of vegetable products can be very complex given great variations in humidity content. The resulting excessive desiccation of the product not only means a greater cost from energy used but also degradation of the products nutritional content and weight loss which is seen in the final price of the product and in a reduction in the SME s competitivity. This project proposes the following operational objectives to achieve the automatic control in the industrial processes of rotary vegetal driers. Develop a prototype reliable measurement sensor for protein and humidity. Develop a family of process models and algorithms. To design a real time controller system to satisfy the problem specifications. To achieve the results the work will be split into 7 Workpackages WP 6 of technical content,1 diffusion and 1 management. The technical section has three development phases:Phase l project specification WP1;Phase ll sensor development and controller design WP2 WP3;Phase lll control prototype development WP4 integrating the phase ll developments.Finally WP5 to validate previous Workpackage results.The consortium comprises 5 SMEs from 5 countries and 2 RTD performers from those countries. OLIVER end user and project co-ordinator and MAGUIN also an end user are SME specialists in drying forage and other feedstuff products UST German specialist in drying cereals onions and other vegetables herbs and hay. The remaining SMEs are industrial suppliers DRTS U K specialist company in sensor Amp real time control system design and innovation and MAGUI a French rotary drier manufacturer for the forage industry and JAVY Czech company specializing in drying equipment for the agrofood industry. The RTD Performers are CETENA Spain an Industrial RTD Centre with experience in modelling simulation Amp automation of agrofood processes and GLAMORGAN University UK highly skilled in real time IT control systems and sensor development... Fields of science engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringcontrol systemsengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensorsagricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculturehorticulturevegetable growingagricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagricultureindustrial cropsfodderengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuels Programme(s) FP6-SME - Horizontal research activities involving SMEs: Specific activities covering wider field of research under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006. Topic(s) SME-1 - Co-operative Research (all areas of science and technology) Call for proposal FP6-2004-SME-COOP See other projects for this call Funding Scheme COOPERATIVE - Coordinator PRODUCTOS AGROPECUARIOS HNOS OLIVER EU contribution No data Address Avenida de la Estacion s/n BUÑUEL Spain See on map Total cost No data Participants (5) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all MAGUIN SAS France EU contribution No data Address RUE PIERRE SEMARD 2 SERVILLE See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UST UMWELT-SYSTEMTECHNIK GMBH Germany EU contribution No data Address Otto-Schott-Strasse 09 GERA See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data FUNDACION CETENA Spain EU contribution No data Address Poligono Mocholí- Plaza Cein, nº 4 NOAIN See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Llantwit Road, Treforest PONTYPRIDD See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data DEPENDABLE REAL TIME SYSTEMS LTD United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Portobello Road SHEFFIELD See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data
