Asynchronous Control for Networked Systems, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015

This book sheds light on networked control systems; it describes different techniques for asynchronous control, moving away from the periodic actions of classical control, replacing them with state-based decisions and reducing the frequency with which communication between subsystems is required. The text focuses specially on event-based control.

Split into two parts, Asynchronous Control for Networked Systems begins by addressing the problems of single-loop networked control systems, laying out various solutions which include two alternative model-based control schemes (anticipatory and predictive) and the use of H₂/H_? robust control to deal with network delays and packet losses. Results on self-triggering and send-on-delta sampling are presented to reduce the need for feedback in the loop. In Part II, the authors present solutions for distributed estimation and control. They deal first with reliable networks and then extend their results to scenarios in which delays and packet losses may occur.

The novel results presented in Asynchronous Control for Networked Systems are transmitted in a concise and clear style supported by simulation and experimental examples. Some applications are also provided.

Academic researchers and graduate students investigating control theory, control engineering and computer communications systems can use this monograph to learn how asynchronous control helps tackle the problems of networked systems in centralized and distributed schemes. Control practitioners at work in power systems, vehicle coordination and traffic networks will also find this book helpful in

improving the performance of their systems.

Part I Asynchronous Control for Single-loop Schemes: Centralized Solutions.- Send-on-Delta PI Control.- Self-triggered Sampling Selection Based on Quadratic Programming.- Event-based Anticipative Control over Ethernet Networks.- H2/H-infinity Control for Networked Control Systems with Asynchronous Communication.- Asynchronous Packetized Model Predictive Control.- Part II Asynchronous Control and Estimation for Large-scale Plants: Distributed Solutions.- Distributed Event-based Control for Interconnected Linear Systems.- Distributed Event-based Observers for LTI Systems.- Suboptimal Distributed Control and Estimation for Large-scale Plants.- Distributed Event-triggered Control for Non-reliable Networks.- Distributed Estimation in Networked Systems.- Networked Mobile Robots: An Application Example of Distributed Event-based Control.- Conclusions.

María Guinaldo received the M.S. degree in Physics, the B.S. degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Salamanca in 2008, and the Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from UNED in July 2013. She has been with the Department of Computer Sciences and Automatic Control, UNED since 2008, where she is teaching and research assistant. She has been Ph.D. student visitor in international institutions such as the Automatic control labs in EPFL (2009), KTH (2010, 2011) and GipsaLab-Inria (2012). Her research interests include networked control systems, event-based control, multi-agent systems, and engineering education. She is or has been a reviewer for several journals such as Automatica, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Systems and Control Letters, IET Control Theory and Applications, International Journal of Control, or Sensors.
Francisco R. Rubio received the Industrial Electrical Engineering degree and Doctorate from the “Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Industriales de Sevilla” in 1981 and 1985, respectively. He received the CITEMA award for the best work on automation by a young engineer in 1980. He is Professor in the Department of Systems Engineering and Automatic Control of the University of Seville.
He has been Head of Laboratory, Deputy Director of the School of Engineering and Head of the Department of Systems Engineering and Automation at the University of Seville. Member of the faculty at the University of Seville from 2000 to 2002 and has served in recent years on various committees at Department and Engineering School levels. He is also the head of the research group “Automation Engineering, Control and Robotics” (TEP-0201).
It has also been peer assessor of research projects and scientific journals and proceedings, and has served as evaluator of the Institutional Program of Quality and the University Professor Accreditation System for the National Agency for Assessment and Accreditation (ANECA, Agencia Nacional para la Evalua