Title: Overview of networked control system based on hybrid control theory

Authors: Xunhe Yin; Qingquan Cui; Yuanquan Wen; Yongkang Xiao; Yongduan Song

Addresses: School of Electronics and Information Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, 100044, China. ' Yunnan Land and Resources Vocational College, Kunming, 650217, China. ' Marine Engineering College of Dalian Maritime University, Dalian, 116026, China. ' College of Information Science and Technology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China. ' School of Electronics and Information Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, 100044, China

Abstract: Networked control system (NCS) is a distributed system in which the communication between sensor, actuator and controller occurs over a shared digital network. NCS can be treated as a hybrid system and in the past few years we have witnessed significant progress on using hybrid control theory for NCS. In this survey, we review the typical applications of hybrid control in NCS in the three aspects: 1) modelling and control associated with switched systems, asynchronous dynamical systems, and mixed logical dynamic systems; 2) scheduling design focused on hybrid switch method; 3) hybrid control theory to analyse the stability of NCS. As the conclusion of this paper, we also offer our view on the future research direction of this technically important area.

Keywords: networked control systems; communication; hybrid control; modelling; scheduling; stability; control theory; switched systems; asynchronous dynamical systems; mixed logical dynamic systems.

DOI: 10.1504/IJSCC.2011.043761

International Journal of Systems, Control and Communications, 2011 Vol.3 No.4, pp.377 - 389

Published online: 31 Mar 2015 *

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