Advanced control systems for small-scale space-based greenhouses

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 801 PART 2, Issue , 2008, Pages 901-908

  Savino, R ^a   De Stefano Fumo, M ^a   Fortezza, R ^b   Minei, G ^b   Boccia, L ^a   De Pascale, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b MARS srl   (Italy)

Author keywords

Advanced control system; CFD; Plant cultivation chamber; Space facility

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449098699     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2008.801.106     Document Type: Conference Paper

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