# IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control

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Publication Year: 2012, Page(s):C1 - C4
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• ### IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control publication information

Publication Year: 2012, Page(s): C2
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• ### Scanning the issue

Publication Year: 2012, Page(s):1 - 2
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• ### Positive Invariance of Constrained Affine Dynamics and Its Applications to Hybrid Systems and Safety Verification

Publication Year: 2012, Page(s):3 - 18
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Motivated by long-time dynamic analysis of hybrid systems and safety verification problems, this paper addresses fundamental positive invariance issues of an affine dynamical system on a general polyhedron and their applications. Necessary and sufficient algebraic conditions are established for the existence of a positively invariant set of an affine system on a polyhedron using the tools of lexic... View full abstract»

• ### Quantized Consensus by Means of Gossip Algorithm

Publication Year: 2012, Page(s):19 - 32
Cited by:  Papers (64)
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This paper deals with the distributed averaging problem over a connected network of agents, subject to a quantization constraint. It is assumed that at each time update, only a pair of agents can update their own states in terms of the quantized data being exchanged. The agents are also required to communicate with one another in a stochastic fashion. It is shown that a quantized consensus is reac... View full abstract»

• ### Distributed Coordinated Tracking With Reduced Interaction via a Variable Structure Approach

Publication Year: 2012, Page(s):33 - 48
Cited by:  Papers (290)
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A distributed coordinated tracking problem is solved via a variable structure approach when there exists a dynamic virtual leader who is a neighbor of only a subset of a group of followers, all followers have only local interaction, and only partial measurements of the states of the virtual leader and the followers are available. In the context of coordinated tracking, we focus on both consensus t... View full abstract»

• ### Optimal Quarantining of Wireless Malware Through Reception Gain Control

Publication Year: 2012, Page(s):49 - 61
Cited by:  Papers (14)
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Containment of worms constitutes an important challenge in mobile wireless networks as recent outbreaks have revealed actual vulnerabilities. We introduce a defense strategy that quarantines the malware by reducing the communication range. This countermeasure confronts us with a tradeoff: reducing the communication range suppresses the spread of the malware; however, it also deteriorates the netwo... View full abstract»

• ### Safety Control of Hidden Mode Hybrid Systems

Publication Year: 2012, Page(s):62 - 77
Cited by:  Papers (24)
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In this paper, we consider the safety control problem for hidden mode hybrid systems (HMHSs), which are a special class of hybrid automata in which the mode is not available for control. For these systems, safety control is a problem with imperfect state information. We tackle this problem by introducing the notion of nondeterministic discrete information state and by translating the problem to on... View full abstract»

• ### New Concepts in Adaptive Control Using Multiple Models

Publication Year: 2012, Page(s):78 - 89
Cited by:  Papers (78)
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The concept of using multiple models to cope with transients which arise in adaptive systems with large parametric uncertainties was introduced in the 1990s. Both switching between multiple fixed models, and switching and tuning between fixed and adaptive models was proposed, and the stability of the resulting schemes was established. In all cases, the number of models needed is generally large (c... View full abstract»

• ### Consensus Computation in Unreliable Networks: A System Theoretic Approach

Publication Year: 2012, Page(s):90 - 104
Cited by:  Papers (183)
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This paper addresses the problem of ensuring trustworthy computation in a linear consensus network. A solution to this problem is relevant for several tasks in multi-agent systems including motion coordination, clock synchronization, and cooperative estimation. In a linear consensus network, we allow for the presence of misbehaving agents, whose behavior deviate from the nominal consensus evolutio... View full abstract»

• ### The Synthesis of Time Optimal Supervisors by Using Heaps-of-Pieces

Publication Year: 2012, Page(s):105 - 118
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In many practical applications, we need to compute a nonblocking supervisor that not only complies with pre-specified safety requirements but also achieves a certain time optimal performance such as maximum throughput. In this paper, we first present a minimum-makespan supervisor synthesis problem. Then we show that the problem can be solved by a terminable algorithm, where the execution time of e... View full abstract»

• ### A New Approach to the Internally Positive Representation of Linear MIMO Systems

Publication Year: 2012, Page(s):119 - 134
Cited by:  Papers (15)
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The problem of representing linear systems through combination of positive systems is relevant when signal processing schemes, such as filters, state observers, or control laws, are to be implemented using “positive” technologies, such as Charge Routing Networks and fiber optic filters. This problem, well investigated in the SISO case, can be recasted into the more general problem of Internally Po... View full abstract»

• ### Entropy-Based Framework for Dynamic Coverage and Clustering Problems

Publication Year: 2012, Page(s):135 - 150
Cited by:  Papers (12)
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We propose a computationally efficient framework to solve a large class of dynamic coverage and clustering problems, ranging from those that arise from deployment of mobile sensor networks to classification of cellular data for diagnosing cancer stages. This framework provides the ability to identify natural clusters in the underlying data set. In particular, we define the problem of minimizing in... View full abstract»

• ### On Distributed Convex Optimization Under Inequality and Equality Constraints

Publication Year: 2012, Page(s):151 - 164
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We consider a general multi-agent convex optimization problem where the agents are to collectively minimize a global objective function subject to a global inequality constraint, a global equality constraint, and a global constraint set. The objective function is defined by a sum of local objective functions, while the global constraint set is produced by the intersection of local constraint sets.... View full abstract»

• ### A Stochastic Approximation Framework for a Class of Randomized Optimization Algorithms

Publication Year: 2012, Page(s):165 - 178
Cited by:  Papers (12)
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We study a class of random sampling-based algorithms for solving general non-differentiable optimization problems. These are iterative approaches that are based on sampling from and updating an underlying distribution function over the set of feasible solutions. In particular, we propose a novel and systematic framework to investigate the convergence and asymptotic convergence rates of these algor... View full abstract»

• ### Stabilization and Gevrey Regularity of a Schrödinger Equation in Boundary Feedback With a Heat Equation

Publication Year: 2012, Page(s):179 - 185
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We study stability of a Schrödinger equation with a collocated boundary feedback compensator in the form of a heat equation with a collocated input/output pair. Remarkably, exponential stability is achieved for both positive and negative gains, namely, as long as the gain is non-zero. We show that the spectrum of the closed-loop system consists only of two branches along two parabolas which are as... View full abstract»

• ### Robust Stability Analysis of Nonlinear Discrete-Time Systems With Application to MPC

Publication Year: 2012, Page(s):185 - 191
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The regional Input-to-State Stability of nonlinear, possibly discontinuous, discrete-time systems is studied under the assumption that the equilibrium of the corresponding nominal model is asymptotically stable. The obtained results are used for the synthesis of a nominal Model Predictive Control law ensuring inherent robustness. A numerical example is reported that witnesses the effectiveness of ... View full abstract»

• ### Repetitive Control Design for MIMO Systems With Saturating Actuators

Publication Year: 2012, Page(s):192 - 198
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This paper addresses the problem of tracking and rejection of periodic signals for linear multi-input, multi-output systems subject to control saturation. To ensure the periodic tracking/rejection, a modified state-space repetitive control structure is considered. Conditions in a “quasi” linear matrix inequality form are proposed to simultaneously compute a stabilizing state feedback gain and an a... View full abstract»

• ### On the Infeasibility of Entanglement Generation in Gaussian Quantum Systems via Classical Control

Publication Year: 2012, Page(s):198 - 203
Cited by:  Papers (6)
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This technical note uses a system theoretic approach to show that classical linear time invariant controllers cannot generate steady state entanglement in a bipartite Gaussian quantum system which is initialized in a Gaussian state. The technical note also shows that the use of classical linear controllers cannot generate entanglement in a finite time from a bipartite system initialized in a separ... View full abstract»

• ### On the$H^{2}$Two-Sided Model Matching Problem With Preview

Publication Year: 2012, Page(s):204 - 209
Cited by:  Papers (10)
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TheH2optimization problem with preview and asymptotic behavior constraints is considered in a general two-sided model matching setting. The solution is obtained in terms of two constrained Sylvester equations, associated with asymptotic behavior, and stabilizing solutions of two algebraic Riccati equations. The Riccati equations do not depend on the preview length, yet are affect... View full abstract»

• ### LPV Control of Nonstationary Systems: A Parameter-Dependent Lyapunov Approach

Publication Year: 2012, Page(s):209 - 215
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The paper presents a parameter-dependent Lyapunov approach for the control of nonstationary linear-parameter varying systems. The work is motivated by the challenges encountered in controlling nonlinear systems about pre-specified aggressive trajectories, specifically ones which eventually settle into periodic orbits. The control design method uses the <i>l</i><sub>2</sub>-... View full abstract»

• ### A Convex Optimization Approach to Synthesizing Bounded Complexity $\ell^{\infty}$ Filters

Publication Year: 2012, Page(s):216 - 221
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We consider the worst-case estimation problem in the presence of unknown but bounded noise. Contrary to stochastic approaches, the goal here is to confine the estimation error within a bounded set. Previous work dealing with the problem has shown that the complexity of estimators based upon the idea of constructing the state consistency set (e.g., the set of all states consistent with the a priori... View full abstract»

• ### Cascade High Gain Predictors for a Class of Nonlinear Systems

Publication Year: 2012, Page(s):221 - 226
Cited by:  Papers (63)
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This work presents a set of cascade high gain predictors to reconstruct the vector state of triangular nonlinear systems with delayed output. By using a Lyapunov-Krasvoskii approach, simple sufficient conditions ensuring the exponential convergence of the observation error towards zero are given. All predictors used in the cascade have the same structure. This feature will greatly improve the easi... View full abstract»

• ### Consensus-Based Distributed Multiple Model UKF for Jump Markov Nonlinear Systems

Publication Year: 2012, Page(s):227 - 233
Cited by:  Papers (44)
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This note studies the problem of distributed estimation for jump Markov nonlinear systems (JMNLSs) in a not fully connected sensor network. Based on the consensus theory, a distributed unscented Kalman filter (UKF) is first derived for nonlinear systems without jumping parameters and then it is extended to develop a distributed multiple model UKF for JMNLSs. The proposed filtering algorithm is ill... View full abstract»

• ### ${\cal L}_{\infty}$-Norm Computation for Continuous-Time Descriptor Systems Using Structured Matrix Pencils

Publication Year: 2012, Page(s):233 - 238
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In this technical note, we discuss an algorithm for the computation of the L∞-norm of transfer functions related to descriptor systems. We show how one can achieve this goal by computing the eigenvalues of certain skew-Hamiltonian/Hamiltonian matrix pencils and analyze arising problems. We also formulate and prove a theoretical result which serves as a basis for testing a transfe... View full abstract»

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In the IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, the IEEE Control Systems Society publishes high-quality papers on the theory, design, and applications of control engineering.  Two types of contributions are regularly considered

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A. Astolfi
Dept. Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Imperial College London
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Dip. di Ingegneria Civile e Ingegneria Informatica
University of Rome Tor Vergata