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 …

Digital transformation of the flotation monitoring towards an online analyzer

A Bendaouia, EH Abdelwahed, S Qassimi… - … Conference on Smart …, 2022 - Springer
Accurate and timely investigation to concentrate grade in mining industry is a premise of
realizing real time and efficient control in a froth flotation process. This study seeks to use …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Prediction of sulfur removal from iron concentrate using column flotation froth features: comparison of k-means clustering, regression, backpropagation neural …

F Nakhaei, S Rahimi, M Fathi - Minerals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Froth feature extraction plays a significant role in the monitoring and control of the flotation
process. Image-based soft sensors have received a great deal of interest in the flotation …

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 …

Purities prediction in a manufacturing froth flotation plant: The deep learning techniques

Y Pu, A Szmigiel, DB Apel - Neural Computing and Applications, 2020 - Springer
Accurate and timely investigation to concentrate grade and recovery is a premise of realizing
automation control in a froth flotation process. This study seeks to use deep learning …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Convolutional memory network-based flotation performance monitoring

J Zhang, Z Tang, Y Xie, M Ai, W Gui - Minerals Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
In flotation process monitoring, visual soft sensors provide stable and reliable online
estimations for a concentrate grade, which is difficult to be measured online owing to …