Sensor networks and cooperative control

CG Cassandras, W Li - European Journal of Control, 2005 - Elsevier
This paper provides a tutorial-style overview of sensor networks from a systems and control
theory perspective. We identify key sensor network design and operational control problems …

Optimal dynamic voltage scaling in energy-limited nonpreemptive systems with real-time constraints

J Mao, CG Cassandras, Q Zhao - IEEE Transactions on Mobile …, 2007 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Dynamic voltage scaling is used in energy-limited systems as a means of conserving energy
and prolonging their life. We consider a setting in which the tasks performed by such a …

Event-driven optimization-based control of hybrid systems with integral continuous-time dynamics

S Di Cairano, A Bemporad, J Júlvez - Automatica, 2009 - Elsevier
In this paper we introduce a class of continuous-time hybrid dynamical systems called
integral continuous-time hybrid automata (icHA) for which we propose an event-driven …

Optimal energy-efficient downlink transmission scheduling for real-time wireless networks

L Miao, J Mao, CG Cassandras - IEEE Transactions on Control …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
It has been shown that by using appropriate channel coding schemes in wireless
environments, transmission energy can be significantly reduced by controlling the packet …

[PDF][PDF] Optimal Transmission Scheduling for Energy-Efficient Wireless Networks.

L Miao, CG Cassandras - INFOCOM, 2006 - scholar.archive.org
It has been shown that using appropriate channel coding schemes in wireless
environments, transmission energy can be significantly reduced by controlling the packet …

On-line optimal control of a class of discrete event systems with real-time constraints

J Mao, CG Cassandras - Discrete Event Dynamic Systems, 2010 - Springer
Abstract We consider Discrete Event Systems (DES) involving tasks with real-time
constraints and seek to control processing times so as to minimize a cost function subject to …

Robust invariant sets for constrained storage systems

F Borrelli, C Del Vecchio, A Parisio - Automatica, 2009 - Elsevier
Several items are produced and stored into n buffers in order to supply an external demand
without interruptions. We consider the classical problem of determining control laws and …

Optimal control of two-stage discrete event systems with real-time constraints

J Mao, CG Cassandras - Discrete Event Dynamic Systems, 2007 - Springer
We consider discrete event systems (DES) involving tasks with real-time constraints and
seek to control processing times so as to minimize a cost function subject to each task …

Event-based receding horizon control for two-stage multi-product production plants

F Borrelli, P Falcone, C Del Vecchio - Control Engineering Practice, 2007 - Elsevier
In this paper a receding horizon control approach for multi-product production plants is
presented. Specifically two-stage plants are considered. In the first stage, a set of parallel …

Robust invariant set theory applied to networked buffer-level control

F Borrelli, C Del Vecchio… - 2008 47th IEEE …, 2008 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A manufacturer producing several items keeps them into safety stocks (buffers) in order to
supply an external stochastic demand without interruptions. We consider the classical …