Towards an Information Theory for Communication-Limited Control Systems

在通信、制造和国防领域的许多新兴应用中，通过在数字通信通道上传输反馈来测量和控制各种动态系统。在这种情况下，通常有限的可用于传输的数据速率可能对总体目标产生重大的负面影响。本提案旨在开发分析和设计此类系统的技术，并描述其性能的基本限制。这有可能有助于更好地理解许多真实系统的行为，这些系统在反馈回路中结合了通信和控制。

In a number of emerging applications in communications, manufacturing and defence, various dynamical systems are measured and controlled by transmitting feedback over digital communication channels. In such situations, the often limited data rate available for transmissions can have a significant negative impact on the overall objectives. This proposal aims to develop techniques for analysing and designing such systems, and to delineate the fundamental limits to their performance. This has the potential to contribute to a greater understanding of the behaviour of many real systems which combine communications and control in feedback loops.