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Area of Science:

  • Agricultural Engineering
  • Sensor Technology
  • Data Science

Background:

  • Online monitoring of rice moisture in drying towers faces challenges with stability and precision.
  • Existing methods may not provide real-time, accurate moisture content data crucial for quality control.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To design and validate an online detection device for rice moisture at the drying tower outlet.
  • To enhance the stability and monitoring precision of rice moisture detection systems.
  • To develop an optimized prediction model for accurate moisture content analysis.

Main Methods:

  • Designed a tri-plate capacitor structure and simulated its electrostatic field using COMSOL software.
  • Employed a central composite design to optimize plate dimensions (thickness, spacing, area) for capacitance-specific sensitivity.
  • Developed a dynamic sampling device with a ten-shaped leaf plate and a detection system utilizing an STM32F407ZGT6 microcontroller.
  • Established a genetic algorithm-optimized BP neural network prediction model in MATLAB for moisture content analysis.

Main Results:

  • Identified optimal plate structure parameters: 1 mm thickness, 100 mm spacing, and 18,000.069 mm² area.
  • Achieved a minimum Mean Squared Error (MSE) of 1.9683 × 10⁻⁵ with the optimized BP neural network, significantly lower than the unoptimized version (7.1215 × 10⁻⁴).
  • Demonstrated a mean relative error of 1.44% in static tests and 2.103% in dynamic tests, meeting design accuracy requirements.

Conclusions:

  • The designed online rice moisture detection device effectively addresses stability and precision issues.
  • The optimized BP neural network model significantly improves prediction accuracy for rice moisture content.
  • The device meets practical application needs, offering a reliable solution for real-time moisture monitoring in drying processes.