15th Triennial World Congress of the International Federation of Automatic Control
  Barcelona, 21–26 July 2002 
AN EXPERT SYSTEM FOR FRESHWATER FISH-FARMING INDUSTRY
K. Petrinec1, Z. Petrinec2, Z. Kovačić1
1 University of Zagreb, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing
Unska 3, 10000 Zagreb, CROATIA
2 University of Zagreb, Veterinary Faculty, Department - Biology and Pathology of Fish and Bees
Heinzelova 55, 10000 Zagreb, CROATIA
E-mail: kresimir.petrinec@fer.hr, petrinec@vef.hr, zdenko.kovacic@fer.hr

This paper deals with a technical description of an expert system for the freshwater fish-farming industry. The expert system is connected with on-site measurement equipment and by means of expert control rules supervises and controls the fish production process. Additional features such as server-clients communication via the Internet and an ability to extend a rule-base with new expert knowledge makes development of expert systems for any number of fish farms possible. Access via Internet enables better supervision, planning and better utilization of production resources, which results in turn with increased quality of fish, increased fish growth and bigger profits.
Keywords: Expert systems, knowledge-based control, bio control, agriculture, measuring elements
Session slot T-Tu-E21: Posters of Agricultural, Biological and Environmental Systems/Area code 4b : Intelligent Control in Agricultural Automation