With the advancement of wireless networks and Internet of Things (IoT), many control systems can be implemented through networked control, where control loops are closed through data/communication networks. Network-induced constraints present in networks, along with many dynamic systems sharing the same network, bring several challenges. Our group’s research interest lies in addressing networked control system problems where significant uncertainties exist in either the system or communication environment, requiring adaptive techniques to handle such uncertainty and necessitating the combination of online estimation with switching/hybrid control.

Representative Topics

• Control with network-induced constraints (packet loss, delay, etc.)
• Communication-aware control
• Adaptive synchronization

Representative Applications

• Internet of Things (IoT) control, control via wireless networks
• Internet congestion control
• Network security, resilience to network attacks
• Cognitive radio networks

Representative Publications

• Hong H., Baldi S., Yu W., and Yu X., “Distributed time-varying optimization of second-order multi-agent systems under limited interaction ranges”, IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics, 2021. doi:10.1109/TCYB.2021.3128051
• Yuan S., Zhang L., and Baldi S., “Adaptive stabilization of impulsive switched linear time-delay systems: a piecewise dynamic gain approach”. Automatica, Vol. 103, pp. 322-329, 2019. doi:10.1016/j.automatica.2019.02.004
• Baldi S., Yuan S., and Frasca P., “Output synchronization of unknown heterogeneous agents via distributed model reference adaptation”, IEEE Transactions on Control of Network Systems, Vol. 6(2), pp. 515-525, 2019. doi:10.1109/TCNS.2018.2844260