Urban drainage systems (UDS) may be considered large-scale systems given their large
number of associated states and decision actions, making challenging their real-time control …

Different control algorithms for the regulation of irrigation canals have been developed and
applied throughout the world. Each of them can be characterized according to several …

Linear quadratic optimal control theory is applied to the automatic control of two different
eight-pool irrigation canals. The model used to design the controller is derived from the Saint …

This paper presents a digital control scheme for water level regulation in irrigation canals.
The scheme considers a prototype canal composed by a series of pools connected with …

This paper presents the formulation of a multivariable controller for centralized control of
canals based on the methodology of predictive control. The formulation relies on a linear …

Irrigation canals are open-flow water hydraulic systems, whose objective is mainly to convey
water from its source down to its final users. They are large distributed systems …

Consider a rectangular tank containing an inviscid incompressible and irrotational fluid. The
tank is subject to a one-dimensional horizontal move (the control) and the motion of the fluid …

Abstract Model predictive control (MPC) is used to manage water systems, and its
performance depends on the (internal or control‐oriented) model it is based on. Several …

In distant-downstream control of an irrigation network, there exists a tradeoff between the
local performance requirement of regulating the water level in each pool to a given set point …

The feedforward control canal problem is stated as a nonlinear optimization problem with
constraints on the gate movements. It is numerically solved with the use of the sequential …