In this paper global stabilisation of a complex network is attained by applying local decentralised static output feedback control, ensuring guaranteed bounds on quadratic performance. Necessary conditions for stabilisation of a complex network with quadratic performance are derived as a convex LMI representation. Strict positive realness conditions on the node level dynamics allow nonlineariti...

The problem of fixed-profile load scheduling is considered for large-scale irrigation channels. Based on the analysis of the special structure of a channel under decentralised control, a predictive model is built on a pool-by-pool basis and a decomposition strategy of the scheduling problem is provided. The decomposition avoids excessive memory requirements in building the predictive model of t...

The importance of industrial service implies an increasing need for principles to design and manage the associated operations. This paper focuses on the information exchanges in globally decentralised service networks. It thereby emphasises cross-functional interactions from an operations strategy perspective. A balanced scorecard framework is then proposed in order to facilitate the implementa...

Autonomous control means the decentralised coordination of intelligent logistic objects and the routing through a logistic system by the intelligent parts themselves. This paper analyses the influence of the structural complexity of a production network on the performance of two different autonomous control methods. A matrix model of a shop floor is introduced and used to model different levels...

Active noise contral systems for braadband noise reduction require substantial computing power, especially for multichannel systems and adaptive controllers. Furthermore, speed of convergence can be an issue as weil. In this paper, methods and techniques are described that are able to reduce the computational complexity and to improve the speed of convergence. The latter is accomplished by usin...