DocumentCode
992750
Title
Some optimization models of growth in biology
Author
Ziólko, Mariusz ; Kozlowski, Jan
Author_Institution
Inst. of Electron., Univ. of Min. & Metall., Cracow, Poland
Volume
40
Issue
10
fYear
1995
fDate
10/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1779
Lastpage
1783
Abstract
The presented models are applications of classical optimal control methods in biology. The growth of plants and animals are described by nonlinear ordinary differential equations. Biologically justified limitations provide additional inequality constraints on the control functions and the state variable. The solutions of the optimization models are control functions which either maximize the amounts of energy allocated to reproduction or minimize the age of achieving adult body size
Keywords
biocontrol; biocybernetics; biology; difference equations; nonlinear differential equations; optimal control; optimisation; physiological models; animals; biology; growth model; nonlinear differential equations; optimal control; optimization models; plants; reproduction; state variable; Animals; Biological control systems; Biological system modeling; Computational biology; Control theory; Differential equations; Mathematical model; Optimal control; Organisms; Size control;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Automatic Control, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9286
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/9.467682
Filename
467682
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