Patent ID: 6591145
Filing Date: 2003-07-08
Classification: A01D,G05D

Abstract:
In an environment including machinery having components to produce an output, a system for controlling the machinery to optimize the output, the system comprising:a plurality of sensors, wherein at least some of the plurality of sensors are operably associated with one or more of the components such that a current characteristic of each component is measured; a computer configured to receive sensor data from the plurality of sensors including each current characteristic of each component measured by the at least some of the plurality of sensors, the computer including a database containing historical statements including historical characteristics of the one or more components, wherein the computer is configured to mine the database, produce a set of mined historical statements and analyze the sensor data including the current characteristics in light of the set of mined historical statements, and generate an optimum configuration for the machinery; and a control module, wherein the control module generates one or more control signals based on the optimum configuration to adjust the one or more components such the output of the machinery is optimized.