Control applications and ergonomics in agriculture : (CAEA '98) : a proceedings volume from the IFAC workshop, Athens, Greece, 14-17 June 1998

Chapter headings and selected papers: Plenary Papers. Emerging control technologies: what does the future hold? (P.J. Antsaklis). Acceptance of optimal operation and control methods for greenhouse cultivation (G. van Straten). Intelligent Systems. Semi-stochastic complex neural networks (A.E. Kanarachos, K.T. Geramanis). Decision Support Systems. Assessment crop damages using space remote sensing and Geographical Information Systems (GIS) (N. Silleos et al.). Sensors and Imaging. Application of laser beams to apple firmness measurement (Y.J. Han, W.E. Lambert). Optimization. A multirate adaptive technique for temperature control in greenhouses (P.N. Paraskevopoulos et al.). Climate Models and Control. Modelling heat production of broiler chickens using transfer function models (J.-M. Aerts et al.). A knowledge based SCADA system for agricultural process control (A. Anastasiou et al.). Applications I. Sorghum yield simulation according to irrigation treatment (N. Dercas et al.). An adaptive optimizer for process control (N. Rerras et al.). Applications II. Power supply design for a critical drying application (G.A. Karvelis, C.B. Akritidis). MC68HC11 microcontroller control of a greenhouse environment as a time delay system (D.E. Ventzas). Applications III. Fractal and perceptual images in info-ergonomics (G.A. Moskvin). Optimal noise rejection in a tractor active suspension system using generalized sampled-data hold functions (P.N. Paraskevopoulos et al.). Systems and Robotics. Evaluation of a non-linear finite element model to simulate vibrations of a small sized sprayer boom (P. Kennes et al.). Networking. Multilingual knowledge bases in agriculture (M.T. Maliappis et al.). Distributed control network for agricultural applications (L.V. Hadellis, V.D. Kapsalis). Author index.