LIQUID GAUGING APPARATUS USING A TIME DELAY NEURAL NETWORK

摘要

Liquid gauging apparatus using a time delay neural network for determining aquantity of liquid in a container that is not directly measurable by sensorsis disclosed. The apparatus comprises a plurality of sensors and a processor.Each of the sensors are capable of measuring a respective parameter of theliquid and for producing a time varying sensor output signal representative ofthe respective parameter measured thereby. The processor is programmed toprocess the sensor output signals by a time delay neural network algorithm todetermine a current quantity of the liquid in the container based on currentand past parameter measurements of the sensor output signals. Also disclosedis a method of training a time delay neural network algorithm for computing aquantity of liquid in a container from current and past liquid parametersensor measurements.