TITLE:
The Research on Adaptive Control Modeling of a Liquid Fertilizer Spreader
AUTHORS:
Z.D. Yang
KEYWORDS:
Adaptive Control, Variable Rate Fertilizer, Precision Agriculture, Optimal Control, Manure Spreader
JOURNAL NAME:
Engineering,
Vol.2 No.2,
March
15,
2010
ABSTRACT: This paper describes a general modeling and control approach for steering wheel variable rate liquid fertilizer applicator. An adaptive numerical modeling approach for describing the system input-output dynamics is proposed, and an optimal control that accounts for the control hardware limits is developed. Field tests have demonstrated the effectiveness of the theoretical development.