Optimal Control of Logical Control Networks

This paper considers the infinite horizon optimal control of logical control networks, including Boolean control networks as a special case. Using the framework of game theory, the optimal control problem is formulated. In the sight of the algebraic form of a logical control network, its cycles can be calculated algebraically. Then the optimal control is revealed over a certain cycle. When the games, using memory μ >; 1 (which means the players only consider previous μ steps´ action at each step), are considered, the higher order logical control network is introduced and its algebraic form is also presented, which corresponds to a conventional logical control network (i.e., μ = 1 ). Then it is proved that the optimization technique developed for conventional logical control networks is also applicable to this μ-memory case.