Gray-Box Model of Inland Navigation Channel: Application to the Cuinchy–Fontinettes Reach

In a context of global change, inland navigation transport has gained interest with economic and environmental benefits. The development of this means of conveyance requires the improvement of its management rules to deal with the increase of navigation (schedules and frequency) and the potential im...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of intelligent systems 2014-06, Vol.23 (2), p.183-199
Hauptverfasser: Horváth, Klaudia, Duviella, Eric, Blesa, Joaquim, Rajaoarisoa, Lala, Bolea, Yolanda, Puig, Vicenç, Chuquet, Karine
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Zusammenfassung:In a context of global change, inland navigation transport has gained interest with economic and environmental benefits. The development of this means of conveyance requires the improvement of its management rules to deal with the increase of navigation (schedules and frequency) and the potential impact of global change. To achieve this aim, it is first necessary to have a better knowledge about the dynamics of inland navigation networks and their interaction with the environment. Second, the potential effects of global change have to be anticipated. This article focuses on the modeling of inland navigation reaches. An inland navigation network is a large-scale distributed system composed of several interconnected reaches. These reaches are characterized by non-linearities, time delays, and generally no significant slope. To deal with these particularities, a gray-box model is proposed. It consists in determining the delays according to the physical characteristics of the system. The parameters of the model are identified with measured data. The gray-box model is used to reproduce the dynamics of the Cuinchy–Fontinettes reach located in the north of France.
ISSN:0334-1860
2191-026X
DOI:10.1515/jisys-2013-0071