Sterile mosquito release via intelligent proportional controllers
This work addresses mosquito-borne disease control for public health, but it appears incremental as it applies existing control methods to a known problem.
The paper tackled the problem of controlling wild mosquito populations using the Sterile Insect Technique by applying model-free control and intelligent proportional controllers to address sampling issues, with results demonstrated through computer simulations.
The Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) against insect pests and insect vectors consists of releasing males that have been previously sterilized in order to reduce or eliminate a specific wild population. We study this complex control question via model-free control, ultra-local models, and intelligent proportional controllers that have already proven their effectiveness in various fields. They permit addressing, perhaps for the first time, the essential sampling question. Computer simulations are displayed and discussed.