Co-Design Approach and Co-Simulation Tools for Networked Cyber-Physical Control Systems

Abstract

Networked cyber-physical systems, which are formed by the synthesis of computational strategies, communication techniques as well as control theory, have recently received a great deal of attention in the control engineering framework. However, the design, analysis, and synthesis of networked control systems bring a number of challenges due to the network-induced imperfections. With this motivation in mind, the objectives of the current research are twofold. Firstly, an overview of the most important network-induced constraints is provided. Then, the co-design approach and co-simulation tools devoted to networked control system applications are discussed. The problems between the communication medium and the control method are elaborated. From this aspect, the present research provides a practical guide of simulation platforms devoted to networked control system applications.