Title :
Feasibility of using intelligent control in management of enclosed animal production environments
Abstract :
In this paper, the author discusses the problem of monitoring and control in enclosed animal production environments with emphasis on the poultry sector. First, he gives an overview of historic developments in this area and the different control strategies that are commonly used today. Then, he discusses reasons why it is becoming important to develop and adopt more effective monitoring and control techniques in the poultry industry and investigates the feasibility of using intelligent control for improved control of the poultry housing environment.
Keywords :
computerised monitoring; farming; intelligent control; control strategies; control techniques; enclosed animal production environments management; historic developments; intelligent control methods; monitoring techniques; poultry industry; Animals; Biomedical monitoring; Birds; Environmental economics; Environmental management; Heart rate; Intelligent control; Production systems; Stress; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Industry Applications Conference, 2002. 37th IAS Annual Meeting. Conference Record of the
Conference_Location :
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7420-7
DOI :
10.1109/IAS.2002.1044104
