Agriculture plays a decisive role in the survival of humankind. The efficient and precise
regulation of agriculture will ensure the welfare of people throughout the world. However …

The future of agriculture faces a threat from a changing climate and a rapidly growing
population. This has put enormous pressure on water and land resources as more food is …

Abstract Model Predictive Control (MPC) has recently gained increasing interest in the
adaptive management of water resources systems due to its capability of incorporating …

Agricultural irrigation accounts for the largest proportion of freshwater use worldwide, and
canal automation potentially improves conveyance efficiency in irrigation canal systems. In …

Automatic canal control is essential to improve water utilization efficiency in irrigation
districts. Water level error in the model used by the control algorithm significantly impacts …

Most studies of open canal automation concentrated on the control of single canal pool or
cascaded multiple canal pools, neglecting the hydraulic coupling effects between the main …

Rice is one of the most important staple foods in the world. In Europe, Italy is the main
producer of rice, with almost all production concentrated in the northeast of the country …

This paper considers an optimal control problem for cascaded irrigation canals. The aim of
the optimal control is to guarantee both the minimum water levels for irrigation demands and …

Smart irrigation scheduling is a promising approach for improving the efficiency and
sustainability of agricultural water use, especially in arid and semi-arid lands. In this paper …

In this paper, we present the concept of a hierarchical predictive controller used for irrigation
canals. The motivation behind this paper is the need in the field of irrigation to deliver water …