Optimal Harvesting Effort for Nonlinear Predictive Control Model for a Single Species Fishery

We use nonlinear model predictive control to find the optimal harvesting effort of a renewable resource system with a nonlinear state equation that maximizes a nonlinear profit function. A solution approach is proposed and discussed and satisfactory numerical illustrations are provided.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Messaoud Bounkhel, Lotfi Tadj
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/367593