Abstract: Model predictive control (MPC) is a popular control algorithm in the process control industry that is particularly suited to the automatic control of irrigation water delivery systems because it explicitly accounts for the ...

Abstract: Researchers have developed several algorithms to automatically control water levels in irrigation canals. Proportional-integral (PI) control logic has been used for downstream water-level control, but its performance has ...

Abstract: Most of the research on the design of feedback controllers for irrigation canals has been concentrated on single, in-line canals with no branches. Because the branches in a network are hydraulically coupled with each other, ...

Abstract: Previous research on canal automation has dealt with the control of single, in-line canals, while canal operators typically have to control an entire network of canals. Because the branches in a network are hydraulically ...

Abstract: Many water users have been strongly encouraged to reduce the amount of their diversions through improved water management practices. However, the impact of improved practices can be lost in the uncertainty of measured water ...