Traffic efficient control of a water irrigation system

Water scarcity is a persistent global issue that requires effective solutions. One increasingly popular approach to address the distribution of freshwater in different regions is the utilization of Water Irrigation Systems (WIS). Due to their vital role in ensuring people's well-being, it is crucial to design a reliable infrastructure that can...

Real time control of nature-based solutions: Towards Smart Solutions and digital twins in Rangsit Area, Thailand

The intensity and frequency of hydro-meteorological hazards have increased due to fast-growing urbanisation activities and climate change. Hybrid approaches that combine grey infrastructure and Nature-Based Solutions (NBSs) have been applied as an adaptive and resilient strategy to cope with climate change uncertainties and incorporate other...

Agent-based modelling to understand irrigated farmland dynamics and farmer decision-making

An Advanced Irrigation-Related Agent-Based Model (AIRABM) of farmers' decision-making mechanism and feedback among farmers is developed. The model explores the interactions among human and non-human agents in the irrigation system. In this paper, we discuss harvest patterns as they result from more equal or unequal water distribution in the...

Conceptualising and Implementing an Agent-Based Model of an Irrigation System

The literature on irrigated agriculture is primarily concerned with irrigation techniques, irrigation water-use efficiency, and crop yields. How human and non-human agents co-shape(d) irrigation landscapes through their activities and how these actions impact long-term developments are less well studied. In this study, we aim to (1) explore...

Reducing wireless control communication for a water irrigation system

For this thesis we have compared communication times of different control schemes on a wireless control network for a water irrigation system. Therefore a control application which can run different protocols was created. We have shown that a significant reduction of communication time can be achieved by using event-triggered control (ETC), and...

Hydro-Archeological Modeling of Neo-Assyrian Watercourses

This thesis is the first attempt in modeling Sennacherib’s (Neo-Assyrian king) colossal watercourse networks, with its main goal to uncover their hypothetical functionalities and operation, regarding irrigation needs and harvest yield production. Their total length surpasses 150 Km and was completed in four stages, with lack of data forcing...

Wireless Event-Triggered Control for Water Irrigation Systems

The application of optimal control structures for water irrigation systems (WISs) can be enabled by applying wireless event-triggered control (ETC). The term WIS, is used to describe open-water channels, that are mainly used to supply water to farmers all around the world. The water levels in these channels need to be controlled, but because of...

Adaptive Strategies for Water Heritage: Past, Present and Future

This Open Access book, building on research initiated by scholars from the Leiden-Delft-Erasmus Centre for Global Heritage and Development (CHGD) and ICOMOS Netherlands, presents multidisciplinary research that connects water to heritage. Through twenty-one chapters it explores landscapes, cities, engineering structures and buildings from around...

Investigation of the evolution of the irrigation system in ancient Mesopotamia using a hydraulic model

In this study a simplified model of the rivers Tigris and Euphrates during the Uruk period (3500-3100 B.C.) was created in order to define the hydraulic behaviour of the rivers in ancient Mesopotamia. The model was used to test the effect of a number of factors on the water-level of the river system. Especially, the role of the development of...

Sustainable conjunctive use of groundwater for additional irrigation

Currently millions of private wells in the Punjab are pumping groundwater as an additional source for irrigation to compensate for irregular surface water supply. Since the 1990s, most of them are skimming wells that aim to reduce the salinity of the pumped groundwater. However, salinization continues to rise over time, often above acceptable...

Design a multi-sensor device for measuring soil moisture

This master thesis is done for the company Priva, located in de Lier. Priva is active in both the ‘Horticulture market’ and the ‘Living and working environment (LWE) market’. The graduation project focuses on the horticulture market, in which Priva sells products for climate management, water management and harvest & labour registration....

Performance of arthroscopic irrigation systems assessed with automatic blood detection