Control system with limited bandwidth and packet loss

• Grant number: 15/13161-8
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: November 01, 2015
• End date: October 31, 2016
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Electrical Engineering - Industrial Electronics, Electronic Systems and Controls
• Principal Investigator: Alim Pedro de Castro Gonçalves
• Grantee: Fernanda Caldas Correia
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Engenharia Elétrica e de Computação (FEEC). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil

Abstract

This scientific initiation research plan is about systems that feature a control signal transmitted to the plant through a non-ideal communication channel. The bandwidth is supposedly limited, meaning, the control entrance of the plant may not change immediately. Packet loss problem is also considered and modeled by a discrete random variable assuming Markov chain values. We are going to investigate under which circumstances it is possible to design a controller with state feedback to the system with these characteristics.