Modelling and identifications of basis weight variations in paper machines

Abstract

A dynamic model for basis weight variations in paper machines is established and estimated recursively from scanned measurements using a combination of an exponential forgetting and resetting least squares estimator and an extended Kalman filter. The algorithm provides online estimation of basis weight variations in both cross-machine direction and machine direction, as well as estimates of the dynamic parameters and noise characteristics of the process.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">&gt;</ETX>