Title :
Some optimization models of growth in biology
Author :
Ziólko, Mariusz ; Kozlowski, Jan
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Electron., Univ. of Min. & Metall., Cracow, Poland
fDate :
10/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
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;
Journal_Title :
Automatic Control, IEEE Transactions on
