Flotation froth image recognition with convolutional neural networks

Y Fu, C Aldrich - Minerals Engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
Computer vision systems designed for flotation froth image analysis are well established in
industry, where their ability to measure froth flow velocities and stability are used to control …

Flotation froth image classification using convolutional neural networks

M Zarie, A Jahedsaravani, M Massinaei - Minerals Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
In recent years, the use of machine vision systems for monitoring and control of the flotation
plants has significantly increased. The classification of froth images is a critical step in …

Recent advances in flotation froth image analysis

C Aldrich, E Avelar, X Liu - Minerals Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Machine vision is widely used in the monitoring of froth flotation plants as a means
to assist control operators on the plant. While these systems have a mature ability to analyse …

Froth image analysis by use of transfer learning and convolutional neural networks

Y Fu, C Aldrich - Minerals Engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
Deep learning constitutes a significant recent advance in machine learning and has been
particularly successful in applications related to image processing, where it can already …

Performance of convolutional neural networks for feature extraction in froth flotation sensing

ZC Horn, L Auret, JT McCoy, C Aldrich, BM Herbst - IFAC-PapersOnLine, 2017 - Elsevier
Image-based soft sensors are of interest in process industries due to their cost-effective and
non-intrusive properties. Unlike most multivariate inputs, images are highly dimensional …

Hybrid features extraction for the online mineral grades determination in the flotation froth using Deep Learning

A Bendaouia, S Qassimi, A Boussetta… - … Applications of Artificial …, 2024 - Elsevier
The control of the froth flotation process in the mineral industry is a challenging task due to
its multiple impacting parameters. Accurate and convenient examination of the concentrate …

Deep learning-based ash content prediction of coal flotation concentrate using convolutional neural network

Z Wen, C Zhou, J Pan, T Nie, C Zhou, Z Lu - Minerals Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
Convolutional neural networks, as the current state-of-the-art in image classification, are
regarded as a promising way for flotation soft sensors based on froth images. This paper …

Long short-term memory-based grade monitoring in froth flotation using a froth video sequence

H Zhang, Z Tang, Y Xie, X Gao, Q Chen, W Gui - Minerals Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
With the rapid development of machine vision technology, machine vision systems are being
widely used in flotation plants for online grade monitoring. In an industrial flotation plant, the …

Process working condition recognition based on the fusion of morphological and pixel set features of froth for froth flotation

X Wang, C Song, C Yang, Y Xie - Minerals Engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
Process condition recognition is an effective way to improve the froth process performance.
In previous condition recognition algorithms based on machine vision in flotation process …

Artificial intelligence for enhanced flotation monitoring in the mining industry: A ConvLSTM-based approach

A Bendaouia, S Qassimi, A Boussetta… - Computers & Chemical …, 2024 - Elsevier
In the mining industry, accurate monitoring of the elemental composition in the flotation froth
is crucial for efficient minerals separation. The hybrid deep learning algorithms offer …