Control of network systems, or network control, is a rapidly developing field of modern automated control theory. Network control is characterized by a combination of the classical control theory toolbox (linear systems, nonlinear control, robust control and so on) and conceptually new mathematical ideas that come primarily from graph theory. Methods of network control let one solve analysis and synthesis problems for complex systems that arise in physics, biology, economics, sociology, and engineering sciences. In this survey, we present the main fields of application for modern theory of network control and formulate its key results obtained over the last decade.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1711-1740
Number of pages30
JournalAutomation and Remote Control
Volume77
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2016

    Research areas

  • MOBILE AUTONOMOUS AGENTS, MULTIAGENT SYSTEMS, PINNING CONTROL, COMPLEX NETWORKS, CONTROLLED SYNCHRONIZATION, CLOCK SYNCHRONIZATION, SELF-SYNCHRONIZATION, SWITCHING-NETWORKS, DYNAMICAL NETWORKS, STABILITY ANALYSIS

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