[Improving partial least square regression precision in NIR multi-component analysis using artificial neural network].

The present paper presents a new NIR multi-component analysis method with Artificial Neural Network(ANN) and Partial Least Square Regression(PLS). First, this method divides the concentration range of training samples into some sub-ranges, and respectively computes a PLS correlation model in each sub-range with the sub-range's training samples. Then, the authors classify prediction samples according to its concentration sub-range with ANN and judge which sub-range theprediction sample belongs to. Finally, the authors compute the concentration of prediction component with the PLS correlation model of the sub-range according to ANN. The experiment and the result of data processing show that this method improves the model's applicability, and evidently enhances prediction precision compared to traditional PLS.