Enabling Efficient Model-Free Control of Large-Scale Canals by Exploiting Domain Knowledge

Canals are constructed worldwidely to divert water from rich to arid areas to mitigate water shortages. Since water resource is fairly limited, it is essential to perform canal control efficiently to improve water-delivery performance. A promising solution is to leverage model predictive control (MPC), which calculates the desired canal action at each time step via reliable predictions of the mode...