A fuzzy system for cloacal temperature prediction of broiler chickens/ Sistema fuzzy para a predicao da temperatura cloacal de frangos de corte

Cloacal temperature (CT) of broiler chickens is an important parameter to classify its comfort status; therefore its prediction can be used as decision support to turn on acclimatization systems. The aim of this research was to develop and validate a system using the fuzzy set theory for CT predicti...

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Veröffentlicht in:Ciência rural 2012-01, Vol.42 (1), p.166-171
Hauptverfasser: Ferreira, Leandro, Yanagi, Jr., Tadayuki, Lacerda, Wilian Soares, Rabelo, Giovanni Francisco
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Zusammenfassung:Cloacal temperature (CT) of broiler chickens is an important parameter to classify its comfort status; therefore its prediction can be used as decision support to turn on acclimatization systems. The aim of this research was to develop and validate a system using the fuzzy set theory for CT prediction of broiler chickens. The fuzzy system was developed based on three input variables: air temperature (T), relative humidity (RH) and air velocity (V). The output variable was the CT. The fuzzy inference system was performed via Mamdani's method which consisted in 48 rules. The defuzzification was done using center of gravity method. The fuzzy system was developed using MAPLE® 8. Experimental results, used for validation, showed that the average standard deviation between simulated and measured values of CT was 0.13°C. The proposed fuzzy system was found to satisfactorily predict CT based on climatic variables. Thus, it could be used as a decision support system on broiler chicken growth. Key words: expert system, fuzzy sets, thermal environment. A temperatura cloacal (TC) de frangos de corte e um importante parametro para classificar a sua condicao de conforto, portanto, a sua predicao pode ser usada no suporte a decisao de acionamento de sistemas de climatizacao. Objetivou-se com a presente pesquisa desenvolver e validar um sistema, utilizando a teoria dos conjuntos fuzzy para predicao da TC de frangos de corte. O sistema fuzzy foi desenvolvido com base em tres variaveis de entrada: temperatura do ar (T), umidade relativa (UR) e velocidade do ar (V), tendo, como variavel de saida, a TC. A inferencia fuzzy foi realizada por meio do metodo tipo Mamdani, que consistiu na elaboracao de 48 regras e a defuzzificacao por meio do metodo do Centro de Gravidade. O sistema fuzzy foi desenvolvido no ambiente computacional MAPLE® 8. Resultados experimentais, usados para a validacao, mostraram que o desvio padrao medio entre os valores simulados e medidos de TC foi de 0,13°C. O sistema fuzzy proposto prediz satisfatoriamente a TC com base nas variaveis climaticas, podendo ser utilizado como suporte a decisao em sistemas de criacao de frangos de corte. Palavras-chave: sistema especialista, conjuntos fuzzy, ambiente termico.
ISSN:0103-8478
1678-4596
DOI:10.1590/S0103-84782012000100027