Integrating intelligent sensing and safety assurance into organic matter processing apparatus

A method for operating an organic matter processing apparatus (OMPA) comprising a lid, a lid heater, a lid fan, a bucket, a bucket motor, a bucket heater, an air treatment fan, a plurality of sensors, a plurality of switches, a mass sensing system, a master control unit (MCU), and a safety monitor, the method comprising:

• executing OMPA processing to convert OMPA input to OMPA output;
• monitoring operation of the bucket heater, the bucket motor, the lid heater, the lid fan, the air treatment fan, the mass sensing system, and the plurality of sensors;
• adjusting the OMPA processing based on the monitoring;
• and
• if monitored operation of any one of the bucket heater, the bucket motor, the lid heater, the lid fan, the air treatment fan, the mass sensing system, and the plurality of sensors is determined to be not normal, enforcing a safety protocol.