Decentralized control of networked systems has been widely investigated in the literature, with the aim of obtaining coordinated emerging behaviors (e.g. synchronization, swarming, coverage, formation control) by means of local interaction. In this paper we consider the possibility of injecting external inputs into the networked system, in order to obtain more complex cooperative behaviors. Spe...

This paper proposes a novel networked predictive control strategy and analyses the stability of closed-loop networked predictive control systems with random communication delay. The proposed networked predictive controller consists of a networked control predictor and a conventional predictive controller. The networked control predictor compensates the network communication delay. The conventio...

The combination of decentralized and networked control where control loops are closed through a network is defined as Decentralized Networked Control System (DNCS). In this paper, we introduce a general framework that converts a generic decentralized control configuration of non-networked systems to the general setup of Networked Control Systems (NCS). An observer-based decentralized control me...

An extended model for networked control systems is developed by integrating a networked control systems and a communication network model. This results in a deterministic switching system. Stability analysis of the integrated system is then investigated using switched system theory. Specifically, sufficient conditions for global exponential stability of the systems are given in terms of plant a...

In this paper‎, ‎a synthesis method based on robust model predictive control is developed for compensation of uncertain time-delays in networked control systems with bounded disturbance‎. ‎The proposed method uses linear matrix inequalities and uncertainty polytope to model uncertain time-delays and system disturbances‎. ‎The continuous system with time-delay is discretized using uncertainty po...