Optimal Networked Piecewise Affine Control Systems

申请人研究的总体目标是开发一种通用方法，用于分析和执行具有分布式传感和控制的网络系统的最佳能效设计。应用将集中在无人飞行器（uav）网络上。飞行器网络在解决管道、电力线和街道交通等许多监控问题方面具有强大的潜力。它们对于搜索和救援或检查有危险气体和化学品泄漏的建筑物内部也很重要。提出的研究将解决一个重要的开放问题，通过将两个有前途的领域：最优分段仿射控制和网络控制结合在一起，增加了一个新的视角。所提出的策略预计将是节能的，从而通过节省电池电量来提高每个代理的续航能力。这项研究将为自动驾驶汽车网络提供更安全、经济上更可行的解决方案，从而使加拿大受益

The overall goal of the applicant's research is to develop a general-purpose methodology for analyzing and performing optimal energy efficient design of networked systems with distributed sensing and control. Applications will focus on networks of uninhabited air vehicles (UAVs). Networks of flying vehicles hold a strong potential to solve many surveillance problems such as pipelines, power lines, and street traffic. They are also important for search and rescue or inspection inside buildings with dangerous gas and chemical leaks. The proposed research will address an important open problem adding a new perspective by bringing together two promising areas: optimal piecewise-affine control and networked control. The proposed strategies are expected to be energy efficient and thus contribute to larger endurance for each agent by saving battery power. This research will benefit Canada by providing safer and economically more viable solutions for networks of autonomous vehicles.**