| Tasks for Agricultural Engineering Research: New Challenges - New Trends? | 1 |
| Statistical Aspects of Sampling Sprays | 11 |
| Modelling of Mechanical Loads on Potato Tubers | 17 |
| An Automatic Tractor Guidance | 21 |
| Identification of a Mathematical Model for a Combine Header Simulator Device | 27 |
| Optimization Tool for Qualitative Performance Analysis of Agro-Industrial Machinery | 33 |
| Motion Planning for a Cucumber Picking Robot | 39 |
| Development of an Automated and Modular System for Slurry Tanks | 45 |
| A Dairy Cattle Loose Housing Simulation Model, to Evaluate the Performance of an Automatic Milking System | 51 |
| Automatic Receding Horizon Optimal Control of the Natural Ventilation Process in the Cattle Barns | 57 |
| Integrated Control Strategy for Processes in Fattening Pig Systems | 63 |
| MAGMA: A Model to Help Animal Manure Management at the Farm Level | 69 |
| Scheduling and Control of Crop Production for Advanced Life Support | 75 |
| Root Shoot Partitioning and Nitrate Concentration in Lettuce | 83 |
| Acceptable Nitrate Concentration of Greenhouse Lettuce: An Optimal Control Policy for Temperature, Plant Spacing, and Nitrate Supply | 89 |
| Nitrate Control of Leafy Vegetables - a Classical Dynamic Optimization Approach | 95 |
| MATE: Multi-Purpose Artificial Terrestrial Ecosystem for CELSS and Indoor Greenery | 101 |
| Control of Crop Growth in Advanced Life Support Systems | 107 |
| Modelling Dynamic Behaviour of Photosynthesis Using a Simple Black Box Model Structure | 113 |
| The Effect of Cooling Method, Age and Season on Amount and Quality of Greenhouse Roses | 119 |
| New Ways on Supervisory Control: A Virtual Greenhouse: To Train, To Control and to Manage | 125 |
| Simulation of Humidity Control and Greenhouse Temperature Tracking in a Growth Chamber Using a Passive Air Conditioning Unit | 131 |
| Application of Radial Basis Function Neural Networks to a Greenhouse Inside Air Temperature Model | 137 |
| Proportional-Integral-Plus (PIP) Control of Agricultural Buildings | 143 |
| Three Time-Scale Digital Optimal Receding Horizon Control of the Climate in a Greenhouse with a Heat Storage Tank | 149 |
| Constrained Predictive Control of a Greenhouse | 155 |
| Control of Crop Growth and Nutrient Supply by the Combined Uses of Crop Models and Plant Sensors | 161 |
| Analysis of Solute Movement in Inert Substrates | 167 |
| Modeling pH and Electrical Conductivity in Hydroponics using Artificial Neural Networks | 173 |
| Solving Dual Optimization Problems in Identification and Performance of Fed-Batch Bioreactors | 179 |
| On-Line Controller Tuning for Unstable Processes with Application to a Biological Reactor | 191 |
| Applying Grew Theory to Identify the Dried Temperatures of Roselles | 197 |
| A Study on Drying Characteristics of Kahramanmaras Red Pepper | 203 |
| Planning and Monitoring of Stored Malting Barley Quality Maintenance | 209 |
| Modelling Disappearance of Ethylene from Controlled Storage Atmospheres Exposed to Ultraviolet Radiation | 215 |
| An Algorithm for the Prediction of Freezing Time and Heat Loads Adequate to Use for the Control of Food Freezing Equipment | 221 |
| CFD Simulations of Chicory Root Palloxes for Cool Storage | 227 |
| Aspects of Control Structure Selection in Post-Harvest Processes | 233 |
| Identification and Optimal Control of Fruit Responses During Storage, as Affected by Heat Treatment | 239 |
| Using Modeling Techniques to Test the Feasibility of Segregating Non-GMO Soybeans at Commercial Elevators | 245 |
| Shelf-Life of Some Vegetables in Novel MA and Active Packages | 251 |
| Modelling Mealiness Dynamics in Apples as Related to Texture Parameters | 257 |
| Modelling the Milk Powder Equilibrium Moisture Content under Storing Conditions | 263 |
| Biomechatronics for Agro-Industrial Applications | 269 |
| Water Uptake of Seeds Observed by Dynamic Neutron Radiography | 279 |
| An Experimental Technique to Measure Gas Transport Properties of Fruit | 285 |
| Low-Cost, Real-Time Inspection of Oranges Using Machine Vision | 291 |
| Non-Destructive and Destructive Firmness Measurements on Apples and Peaches | 297 |
| Multivariate Imaging for Automated Process Control in the Agro Industry | 303 |
| Image Database for the Remote Control of Plant Factories in the Internet Age | 309 |
| River Water Quality Modeling via Verhaegen and Dewilde's Method | 315 |
| Dynamics System of the Gastrointestinal Tract to Study Nutritional Quality | 321 |
| Author Index | 327 |
Format: Paperback, 336 pages
