arXiv (Cornell University)
Integrating machine learning paradigms and mixed-integer model predictive control for irrigation scheduling
June 2023 • Bernard T. Agyeman, Mohamed Naouri, Willemijn M. Appels, Jinfeng Liu, Sirish L. Shah
The agricultural sector currently faces significant challenges in water resource conservation and crop yield optimization, primarily due to concerns over freshwater scarcity. Traditional irrigation scheduling methods often prove inadequate in meeting the needs of large-scale irrigation systems. To address this issue, this paper proposes a predictive irrigation scheduler that leverages the three paradigms of machine learning to optimize irrigation schedules. The proposed scheduler employs the k-means clustering app…