Modeling and Control of Hydrosystems

• Main Authors: Litrico, Xavier (Author), Fromion, Vincent (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London, 2009.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Water-supply.; Fluid mechanics.; Control engineering.; Robotics.; Mechatronics.; Civil engineering.; Water pollution.; Control.; Water Industry/Water Technologies.; Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution.; Engineering Fluid Dynamics.; Civil Engineering.; Control, Robotics, Mechatronics.

Since antiquity, humanity has used engineering techniques to manage the transport and distribution of its most important resource – fresh water. Population growth and climate change are making the good management of water resources ever more essential and this book focuses on advanced methods for th...

Table of Contents:

• Modeling of Open Channel Flow
• Modeling of Open Channel Flow
• Frequency Domain Analysis of Open Channel Flow
• Finite Dimensional Models of Open Channel Flow
• A Simplified Model of Open Channel Flow
• Control of a Canal Pool
• Control of a Canal Pool with Hydraulic Structures
• Classical Control Policies for a Canal Pool
• Mixed Control of a Canal Pool
• Open-loop Control of a Canal Pool
• Control of a Multiple-pool Canal
• Decentralized Control of a Multiple-pool Canal
• Experimental Results on a Small-scale Canal
• Modeling and Control of Regulated Rivers.