PLC Controlled Fuzzy Logic-Based Egg Hatching Machine

Year 2024, Volume: 19 Issue: 2, 339 - 350, 30.09.2024

Muhammed Eltaleb , Hakan Çelik

https://doi.org/10.55525/tjst.1427300

Abstract

In response to the increasing food demand due to the growing global population, this study has designed a fully automated incubator machine based on a Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) to enhance efficiency in the egg production sector. To align with Industry 4.0 technologies, this machine controls temperature and humidity using fuzzy logic, one of the artificial intelligence methods. The incubator is capable of meeting the specific temperature and humidity needs for the incubation processes of various types of bird eggs. It has been tested under different conditions, and its performance has been examined in detail. The analysis results show that the fuzzy logic-based temperature and humidity control systems on the PLC successfully reached the set reference values and maintained them continuously and stably after initial fluctuations. In conclusion, the design and control of an automated incubation machine with a PLC-based fuzzy logic controller were successfully accomplished.

Keywords

Programmable logic controller, fuzzy logic, Industry 4.0, temperature control, humidity control.

Supporting Institution

TÜBITAK

Project Number

1919B012111329

Thanks

This manuscript is the culmination of research conducted under project number 1919B012111329, which was funded by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBITAK) as part of the 2209-A Research Projects Support Program for University Students. We extend our sincere appreciation to TÜBITAK for their invaluable moral and financial support throughout the course of this study.

PLC Kontrollü Bulanık Mantık Tabanlı Kuluçka Makinesi

Abstract

Artan dünya nüfusu ile birlikte artan yiyecek ihtiyacına cevap vermek ve yiyecek endüstrisinde önemli bir yere sahip olan yumurta üretimini daha verimli hale getirmek amacıyla, bu çalışmada PLC (Programlanabilir Mantık Denetleyicisi) tabanlı tam otomasyonlu bir kuluçka makinesi tasarlanmıştır. Endüstri 4.0 teknolojileriyle uyumu sağlamak amacıyla bu makinenin, sıcaklık ve nem kontrolünü, yapay zekâ yöntemlerinden biri olan bulanık mantığı kullanarak gerçekleştirmektedir. Farklı türdeki kuş yumurtalarının kuluçka süreçleri için gereken özel sıcaklık ve nem değerlerini karşılayabilen bu tam otomatik kuluçka makinesi, çeşitli sıcaklık ve nem koşullarında test edilmiş, makinenin performansı detaylı olarak incelenmiştir. Analiz sonuçları, PLC üzerinde bulanık mantık tabanlı sıcaklık ve nem kontrol sistemlerinin belirlenen referans değerlerini başarıyla yakaladığını ve belirli bir süre dalgalanmadan sonra referans değerleri sürekli ve kararlı bir şekilde takip ettiğini göstermektedir. Sonuç alarak, PLC tabanlı bulanık mantık kontrollü otomatik bir kuluçka makinesinin tasarımı ve kontrolü başarıyla gerçekleştirilmiştir.

Keywords

Programlanabilir mantık denetleyicisi, bulanık mantık, sıcaklık, nem, Endüstri 4.0.

Project Number

1919B012111329

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