Patent ID: 9348343
Filing Date: 2016-05-24
CPC Classification: G05B,G05D

Claim Text:
1. A method for controlling operation of a blending system configured to process a plurality of raw materials to produce a blended product, comprising: supplying, using a first raw material feeder, a first raw material of the plurality of raw materials into the blending system; determining, using an online analyzer, a first material composition of the first raw material based at least in part on first sensor measurements determined while the first raw material is being supplied into the blending system via the first raw material feeder and before the blending system processes the first raw material; determining, using a control system, a first moduli parameter configured to facilitate indicating expected properties of the blended product based at least on the first material composition; performing, using the control system, a first comparison between the first moduli parameter and a corresponding first set point value configured to facilitate indicating target properties of the blended product; and instructing, using the control system, the first raw material feeder to adjust supply of the first raw material into the blending system based at least in part on the first comparison.