The paradigm of complexity is pervading both science and engineering, leading to the emergence of novel approaches oriented at the development of a systemic view of the phenomena under study; the definition of powerful tools for modelling, estimation, and control; and the cross-fertilization of different disciplines and approaches. This book is devoted to networked systems which are one of the most promising paradigms of complexity. It is demonstrated that complex, dynamical networks are powerful tools to model, estimate, and control many interesting phenomena, like agent coordination, synchronization, social and economics events, networks of critical infrastructures, resources allocation, information processing, or control over communication networks. Moreover, it is shown how the recent technological advances in wireless communication and decreasing in cost and size of electronic devices are promoting the appearance of large inexpensive interconnected systems, each with computational, sensing and mobile capabilities.
Author(s): Arturo Buscarino, Luigi Fortuna, Mattia Frasca, Alessandro Rizzo (auth.), Alessandro Chiuso, Luigi Fortuna, Mattia Frasca, Alessandro Rizzo, Luca Schenato, Sandro Zampieri (eds.)
Series: Understanding Complex Systems
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year: 2009
Language: English
Pages: 238
Tags: Vibration, Dynamical Systems, Control;Statistical Physics, Dynamical Systems and Complexity;Communications Engineering, Networks;Appl.Mathematics/Computational Methods of Engineering;Dynamical Systems and Ergodic Theory
Front Matter....Pages -
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Synchronization in Networks of Mobile Agents....Pages 3-25
Decentralized Adaptive Control for Synchronization and Consensus of Complex Networks....Pages 27-42
Dealing with Uncertainty in Consensus Protocols....Pages 43-58
Formation Control over Delayed Communication Network....Pages 59-74
Front Matter....Pages 75-75
Remarks on Epidemic Spreading in Scale-Free Networks....Pages 77-89
Complex Networks and Critical Infrastructures....Pages 91-106
Front Matter....Pages 107-107
Distributed Maximum Likelihood Estimation over Unreliable Sensor Networks....Pages 109-126
Optimal Sensor Scheduling for Remote Estimation over Wireless Sensor Networks....Pages 127-142
Growing Fully Distributed Robust Topologies in a Sensor Network....Pages 143-158
Front Matter....Pages 159-159
Topological Properties in Identification and Modeling Techniques....Pages 161-175
Network Abstract Linear Programming with Application to Cooperative Target Localization....Pages 177-190
On the Effect of Packet Acknowledgment on the Stability and Performance of Networked Control Systems....Pages 191-206
State Estimation in a Sensor Network under Bandwidth Constraints....Pages 207-221
Admission Control in Variable Capacity Communication Networks....Pages 223-238
