This book provides a rigorous framework in which to study problems in
the analysis, stability and design of networked control systems. Four
dominant sources of difficulty are considered: packet dropouts,
communication bandwidth constraints, parametric uncertainty, and time
delays. Past methods and results are reviewed from a contemporary
perspective, present trends are examined, and future possibilities
proposed. Emphasis is placed on robust and reliable design methods. New
control strategies for improving the efficiency of sensor data
processing and reducing associated time delay are presented. The
coverage provided features:
- an overall assessment of recent and current fault-tolerant control
algorithms;
- treatment of several issues arising at the junction of control and
communications;
- key concepts followed by their proofs and efficient computational
methods for their implementation; and
- simulation examples (including TrueTime simulations) to provide
hands-on experience.
In addition to the theoretical coverage, the author describes a number
of applications that demonstrate the real-world relevance of this
material, and these include:
- a servo system;
- a triple inverted pendulum;
- power system control;
- wireless control of a cart with inverted pendulum and wireless servo
application with emphasis on controller area networks; and
- switched ethernet and wireless area networks.
Researchers and graduate students working in networked and distributed
control will find this text a useful guide in avoiding and ameliorating
common and serious problems with these systems. The increasing
prevalence of networks in many fields of engineering will make Control
and Estimation Methods over Communication Networks of interest to
practitioners with backgrounds in communications, process engineering,
robotics, power, automotive and other areas.
