Passivity-Based Design of Wireless Networked Control Systems for Robustness To Time-Varying Delays

TitlePassivity-Based Design of Wireless Networked Control Systems for Robustness To Time-Varying Delays
Publication TypeConference Paper
Year of Publication2008
AuthorsKottenstette, N., X. Koutsoukos, J. Hall, P. J. Antsaklis, and J. Sztipanovits
Conference Name29th IEEE Real-Time Systems Symposium (RTSS 2008)
Date Published12/2008
PublisherIEEE
Conference LocationBarcelona, Spain
ISBN Number978-0-7695-3477-0
Abstract

Real-life cyber-physical systems, such as automotive vehicles, building automation systems, and groups of unmanned vehicles are monitored and controlled by networked control systems. The overall system dynamics emerges from the interaction among physical dynamics, computational dynamics, and communication networks. Network uncertainties such as time-varying delay and packet loss cause significant challenges. This paper proposes a passive control architecture for designing wireless networked control systems that are insensitive to network uncertainties. We describe the architecture for a system consisting of a robotic manipulator controlled by a digital controller over a wireless network and we show that the system is stable even in the presence of time-varying delays. We present simulation results that demonstrate the advantages of the architecture with respect to stability and performance and show that the system is insensitive to network uncertainties.