Lavaei, J: Decentralized Control of Interconnected Systems - pocketboek

An interconnected system consists of a number of subsystems interacting with each other. Numerous real-world systems such as communication networks, flexible space structures, power systems, etc. can be modeled as interconnected systems. Since this type of system typically has many subsystems and is often geographically distributed, the conventional control techniques cannot effectively be applied to it in general. This book deals with the decentralized control of interconnected systems. Several striking problems concerning decentralized control, such as optimal performance, simultaneous stabilization, robust stability, and overlapping control, have been investigated thoroughly. Hence, this book provides a rigorous framework for studying the structurally constrained control of interconnected systems, which is a cutting-edge research area in control.