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We address the problem of retrieving the full state of a network of R\"ossler systems from the knowledge of the actual state of a limited set of nodes. The selection of the nodes where sensors are placed is carried out in a hierarchical way…
Problem of an adaptive state observer design for nonlinear system with unknown time-varying parameters and under condition of delayed measurements is considered. State observation problem was raised by many researchers (see for example Sanx…
This paper addresses the synthesis of an optimal fixed-gain distributed observer for discrete-time linear systems over wireless sensor networks. The proposed approach targets the steady-state estimation regime and computes fixed observer…
This paper presents a unified modeling, control, and estimation framework for the quadruple-tank process, a benchmark multivariable system that exhibits either minimum phase or nonminimum phase behavior depending on valve flow ratios. A…
This paper addresses the online monitoring of distributed component-based systems with multi-party interactions against user-provided properties expressed in linear-temporal logic and referring to global states. We consider intrinsically…
The problem of state estimation in the setting of partially-observed discrete event systems subject to cyber attacks is considered. An operator observes a plant through a natural projection that hides the occurrence of certain events. The…
This letter deals with the problem of state estimation for a class of systems involving linear dynamics with multiple quadratic output measurements. We propose a systematic approach to immerse the original system into a linear time-varying…
This paper considers distributed estimation of linear systems when the state observations are corrupted with Gaussian noise of unbounded support and under possible random adversarial attacks. We consider sensors equipped with single…
This work addresses the design of a robust hybrid observer for discrete-time switched linear systems subject to unknown inputs and modeling errors. The observer herein proposed is synthesized, for the case when the active mode is unknown…
This work develops a data-based construction of inverse dynamics for LTI systems. Specifically, the problem addressed here is to find an input sequence from the corresponding output sequence based on pre-collected input and output data. The…
Limited information availability represents a fundamental challenge for control of multi-agent systems, since an agent often lacks sensing capabilities to measure certain states of its own and can exchange data only with its neighbors. The…
This paper considers the problem of distributed state estimation using multi-robot systems. The robots have limited communication capabilities and, therefore, communicate their measurements intermittently only when they are physically close…
This paper develops an optimal relative output-feedback based solution to the containment control problem of linear heterogeneous multi-agent systems. A distributed optimal control protocol is presented for the followers to not only assure…
Nonlinear observers based on the well-known concept of minimum energy estimation are discussed. The approach relies on an output injection operator determined by a Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman equation and is subsequently approximated by a…
This paper deals with the problem of estimating the state of a linear time-invariant system in the presence of sporadically available measurements and external perturbations. An observer with a continuous intersample injection term is…
Network partitioning has gained recent attention as a pathway to enable decentralized operation and control in large-scale systems. This paper addresses the interplay between partitioning, observability, and sensor placement (SP) in dynamic…
We consider the modeling, stability analysis and controller design problems for discrete-time LTI systems with state feedback, when the actuation signal is subject to switching propagation delays, due to e.g. the routing in a multi-hop…
The paper considers the observer synthesis for nonlinear, time-varying plants with uncertain parameters under multiharmonic disturbance. It is assumed that the relative degree of the plant is known, the regressor linearly depends on the…
Time distributed optimization is an implementation strategy that can significantly reduce the computational burden of model predictive control by exploiting its robustness to incomplete optimization. When using this strategy, optimization…
Sufficient conditions for the design of a simple class of interval observers for linear impulsive systems subject to minimum and range dwell-time constraints are obtained and formulated in terms of infinite-dimensional linear programs. The…