On the structural controllability of networks of linear systems

Lachlan Blackhall, David J. Hill

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Abstract

Results on the joint (or global) controllability of networks of interconnected linear systems using the linear structured systems viewpoint are presented. Criteria to determine the joint structural controllability of a dynamical network using only the local structural controllability properties and the interconnection topology are detailed. These results provide a computationally tractable method of determining the controllability properties of large scale and complex dynamical networks and represent necessary conditions for the controllability, in the usual sense, of dynamical networks. The results hold for networks of structurally reachable linear systems with arbitrary connection topologies.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2nd IFAC Workshop on Distributed Estimation and Control in Networked Systems, NecSys'10
PublisherElsevier - International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC)
Pages245-250
Number of pages6
Edition19
ISBN (Print)9783902661821
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

NameIFAC Proceedings Volumes (IFAC-PapersOnline)
Number19
Volume43
ISSN (Print)1474-6670

Keywords

  • Controllability
  • Linear systems
  • Networks
  • Structured systems

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