@inproceedings{7e3daba601534a62835ea9228751f3ea,
title = "Design of a Fuzzy Logic control system for monitoring gearbox jamming in a bottle washer machine",
abstract = "The purpose of this research was to come up with an intelligent monitoring tool to reduce the number of breakdowns of a beverage company bottle washer. The Fuzzy Logic system was derived among other artificial intelligent systems to be best appropriate to solve the breakdown challenges of the bottle washer. A gearbox is always jamming and it is not easy to troubleshoot the breakdown cause and fuzzy logic is a tool that was used for monitoring. The researchers carried out a company audit, interviews and administered questionnaires in order to gather relevant data. The results were used in intelligent condition-based-maintenance modelling to solve the problem using fuzzy logic system and it was found that oil level should be always above 40% otherwise the gearbox will be made to stop. Torque is supposed to have a range of values accepted from 0-8 000Nm beyond that we consider the stoppage of the gearbox. Very higher torques above 10000Nm damages the machinery.",
keywords = "Fuzzy Logic, Fuzzy Logic Controller, Gearbox, Gearbox jamming, Oil level, Torque",
author = "Tawanda Mushiri and Charles Mbohwa",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2015 IEEE.; 5th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, IEOM 2015 ; Conference date: 03-03-2015 Through 05-03-2015",
year = "2015",
month = apr,
day = "23",
doi = "10.1109/IEOM.2015.7093851",
language = "English",
series = "IEOM 2015 - 5th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, Proceeding",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
booktitle = "IEOM 2015 - 5th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, Proceeding",
address = "United States",
}