Soft sensors for monitoring and control of industrial processes. (Q855169)

The monograph is devoted to design procedure of soft sensors and their applications for solving some industrial problems. It consists of nine chapters and two appendices. The book opens with three chapters that establish the background to soft sensors. In chapter 3 a complete design process for the sensors is described. The next three chapters 4, 5 and 6 are focused on the soft sensor design. The soft performance enhancement and the modifications needed to facilitate different industrial process applications are presented in chapter 7 and 8. The last chapter 9 is devoted to the role of soft sensors to fault detection and sensor validation configurations. In Appendix A the description of the plants is given and in Appendix B the structured references are presented. The monograph highlights the importance of using knowledge from industrial experts and from the existing industrial process literature. It is full of valuable information about the veracity of different methods. The monograph will be appreciated by the industrial control engineer for its practical insights and by the academic staff for its case-study applications.