Simulation of irrigation control strategies for cotton using Model Predictive Control within the VARIwise simulation framework

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 101, Issue , 2014, Pages 135-147

  McCarthy, Alison C ^a   Hancock, Nigel H ^a   Raine, Steven R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Centre pivot; Irrigation automation; Lateral move; Model Predictive Control; Scheduling; Variable rate irrigation

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COTTON; CROPS; FEEDBACK CONTROL; MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROL; PLANTS (BOTANY); PREDICTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS; SCHEDULING; SENSORS; SOILS;

ADAPTIVE CONTROL STRATEGY; CENTRE PIVOT; CROP WATER REQUIREMENTS; IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT; LATERAL MOVE; PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE; TEMPORAL DIFFERENCES; VARIABLE RATE;

IRRIGATION;

ALGORITHM; COTTON; CROP PRODUCTION; DECISION MAKING; IRRIGATION; MACHINERY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PREDICTION; SOIL WATER; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 84892977160     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2013.12.004     Document Type: Article

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