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. 2016 May 2;38(1):103–114. doi: 10.3182/20050703-6-CZ-1902.02108

DEALING WITH BIO- AND ECOLOGICAL COMPLEXITY: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

“Status report prepared by the IFAC Coordinating committee on Bio- and Ecological Systems”

Ewart Carson 1,2,3,4,5, David Dagan Feng 1,2,3,4,5, Marie-Noëlle Pons 1,2,3,4,5, Rodolfo Soncini-Sessa 1,2,3,4,5, Gerrit van Straten 1,2,3,4,5
PMCID: PMC7148929

Abstract

The complexities of the dynamic processes and their control associated with biological and ecological systems offer many challenges for the control engineer. Over the past decades the application of dynamic modelling and control has aided understanding of their complexities. At the same time using such complex systems as test-beds for new control methods has highlighted their limitations (e.g. in relation to system identification) and has thus acted as a catalyst for methodological advance. This paper continues the theme of exploring opportunities and achievements in applying modelling and control in the bio- and ecological domains.

Keywords: Agriculture, biomedical systems, biotechnology, control systems, ecology, environmental systems, modelling

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