CONTEXT Process-based greenhouse climate models are valuable tools for the analysis
and design of greenhouse systems. A growing number of greenhouse models are published …

A basic problem in the control system theory is the mathematical modeling of a physical
system. The modeling of many systems calls for high-order dynamic equations. The …

A reference on the development and state-of-the-art in optimal greenhouse control, this book
focuses on model-based methods to achieve the best economic result. The authors discuss …

Modern agriculture is nowadays subject to regulations in terms of quality and environmental
impact and thus it is a field where the application of automatic control techniques has …

This publication emphasises that an interdisciplinary and multi-disciplinary cooperation of
scientists throughout the world is important in solving the complex problems facing the …

Based on differences in dynamic response times in the crop production process, a
hierarchical decomposition of greenhouse climate management is proposed. To a large …

In soilless culture considerable technology is applied for all facets of the plant production.
This chapter describes water supply, storage, and accessibility to various sources of water …

CO2 enrichment in warm climates requires a delicate balance between the need to ventilate
and the desire to enrich. Model-based optimization can achieve this balance, but requires …

A survey is presented of the literature on greenhouse climate control, positioning the various
solutions and paradigms in the framework of optimal control. A separation of timescales …

While a tomato crop grows on the time-scale of weeks, the greenhouse climate changes on
a time-scale of minutes. The economic optimal control problem of producing good quality …