Industrial process model integration using a blackboard model within a pan stage decision support system

This paper describes the critical features for information sharing and exchange between industrial pan stage process models within a knowledge based supervisory support system (KBSSS), for pan stage operations in a sugar mill. The innovation outlined underpins the integration of the industrial process models working cooperatively with a blackboard system to provide system forecasting of future pan stage operating conditions. The primary topic of this paper will be a description of the approach and how it supports information exchange during the forecast process undertaken by the pan stage industrial process models with a focus on: (1) design features, (2) implementation and (3) application to the prediction process.