CPS: Small: Control of Distributed Cyber-Physical Systems under Partial Information and Limited Communication

CPS：Small：部分信息和有限通信下的分布式网络物理系统的控制本研究的目标是为具有分散的信息基础设施和有限的通信能力的分布式网络物理系统开发新颖的控制体系结构和计算高效的控制器设计算法。智能交通系统中的主动安全将是网络物理应用的重点。为了成功开发和部署协同式主动安全系统，设计具有保证安全性能和可预测行为的算法的理论和技术至关重要。该方法以一种新颖的方式将离散事件控制器设计与混合控制器设计与优化相结合，为通信分布式混合控制器的设计开发了一种新的方法。将要开发的方法将利用问题分解，并将对一大类在系统表示、部分信息和有限通信方面共享模块化特征的网络物理系统产生重大技术影响。在代理之间有限通信的分布式控制策略的关注正在解决现有网络物理系统控制理论中的一个重要缺口。该方法将缓解现有混合系统控制设计方法的计算局限性。鉴于智能交通系统的重点是合作主动安全，这一努力的结果将在提高交通安全、减少事故数量和严重程度方面产生重大社会影响。这一提议的更广泛影响还包括让高中生和本科生参与，并通过将研究成果纳入关于网络物理系统的现有课程来制定课程。

CPS: Small: Control of Distributed Cyber-Physical Systems under Partial Information and Limited CommunicationThe objective of this research is the development of novel control architectures and computationally efficient controller design algorithms for distributed cyber-physical systems with decentralized information infrastructures and limited communication capabilities. Active safety in Intelligent Transportation Systems will be the focus cyber-physical application. For the successful development and deployment of cooperative active safety systems, it is critical to develop theory and techniques to design algorithms with guaranteed safety properties and predictable behavior. The approach is to develop a new methodology for the design of communicating distributed hybrid controllers by integrating in a novel manner discrete-event controller design and hybrid controller design and optimization. The methodology to be developed will exploit problem decomposition and will have significant technological impact for a large class of cyber-physical systems that share features of modularity in system representation, partial information, and limited communication. The focus on distributed control strategies with limited communication among agents is addressing an important gap in existing control theories for cyber-physical systems. The approach will mitigate the computational limitations of existing approaches to control design for hybrid systems. Given the focus on cooperative active safety in Intelligent Transportation Systems, the results of this effort will have significant societal impact in terms of increased traffic safety and reduced number and severity of accidents. The broader impacts of this proposal also include involvement of high-school and undergraduate students and curriculum development by incorporating results of research into existing courses on cyber-physical systems.