Optimal Control of Greenhouse Cultivation

Providing a single-source reference on the development and state-of-the-art in optimal greenhouse control, this book focuses on model-based methods to achieve the best economical result. The authors discuss physical models of greenhouse climate and biological models of crop growth, as well as classical rule-based and multivariable feedback controllers. Key topics include state-space crop modeling, integrated optimal control, and controllers that exploit the weather to achieve the optimal trade-off between short term savings and optimal harvest yield. To stimulate new lines of future research, each chapter includes open issues that need to be addressed.van Straten, Gerrit is the author of 'Optimal Control of Greenhouse Cultivation ', published 2008 under ISBN 9781420059618 and ISBN 1420059610.