Submodularity in Dynamics and Control of Networked Systems

• Main Authors: Clark, Andrew (Author), Alomair, Basel (Author), Bushnell, Linda (Author), Poovendran, Radha (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2016.
• Series: Communications and Control Engineering,
• Subjects: Engineering.; System theory.; Control engineering.; Electrical engineering.; Control.; Systems Theory, Control.; Communications Engineering, Networks.

This book presents a framework for the control of networked systems utilizing submodular optimization techniques. The main focus is on selecting input nodes for the control of networked systems, an inherently discrete optimization problem with applications in power system stability, social influence...

Table of Contents:

• Part I: Submodular Functions and Optimization
• Submodular Functions and Matroids
• Centralized Submodular Maximization
• Distributed Submodular Maximization
• Submodularity in Dynamics and Control
• Background on Control of Networked Systems
• Submodular Optimization for Smooth Convergence in Networked Systems
• Selecting Catalyst Nodes for Synchronization
• Input Selection for Robustness to Noise
• Input Node Selection under Noise Injection Attacks
• Input Node Selection for Joint Performance and Controllability.