An Overview of Networked Control of Complex Dynamic Systems

Networked control systems (NCSs) are spatially distributed systems for which communication between sensors, actuators, and controllers is supported by a shared communication network. In recent years, NCSs have brought many innovative impacts to control systems. However, grate challenges are also met due to the network-induced imperfection. In this paper, we particularly discuss various typical networked induced issues; namely, time delays, packet losses, disorder, time-varying transmission intervals, competition of multiple nodes accessing networks, and data quantization as well as event-triggered data transmission strategy are surveyed; at the same time, some research topics are also discussed. The common goal of discussion on these topics is to reveal the effect of the communication network on the operation of the networked systems.