Networked Control and Multiagent Systems

(3-0-0-3)

CMPE Degree: This course is Not Applicable for the CMPE degree.

EE Degree: This course is Not Applicable for the EE degree.

Lab Hours: 0 supervised lab hours and 0 unsupervised lab hours.

Technical Interest Group(s) / Course Type(s): Systems and Controls

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Prerequisites: ECE 6550*

Catalog Description

Covers tools and techniques for networked control systems as well as application domains and promising research directions.

Course Outcomes

Not Applicable

Strategic Performance Indicators (SPIs)

Not Applicable

Topical Outline

The course will be divided into five parts, corresponding to the following topics:
(1) Network Models (graphs, random graphs, random geometric graphs, state-dependent graphs, switching networks)
(2) Decentralized Control (limited computational, communications, and controls resources in networked control systems)
(3) Multi-Agent Robotics (formation control, sensor and actuation models)
(4) Mobile Sensor Networks (coverage control, voronoi-based cooperation strategies)
(5) LANdroids (mobile communications networks, connectivity maintenance)