Title : 
On Prize Mechanisms in linear quadratic team theory
         
        
        
            Author_Institution : 
Lund Univ., Lund
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
A distributed linear quadratic decision problem is considered, where several different controllers act as a team, but with access to different measurements. Previous contributions have shown how to state the optimal synthesis as a finite-dimensional convex optimization problem. This paper shows that the dynamic behavior can be optimized by a distributed iterative procedure, without any need for a globally available model or centralized coordination. An illustrative model with three agents is considered.
         
        
            Keywords : 
control system synthesis; distributed control; distributed decision making; linear quadratic control; multidimensional systems; optimisation; distributed iterative procedure; distributed linear quadratic decision problem; finite-dimensional convex optimization problem; linear quadratic team theory; optimal synthesis; Automatic control; Control system synthesis; Decision making; Distributed control; Linear approximation; Linear matrix inequalities; Optimal control; Stochastic processes; USA Councils; Uncertainty;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Decision and Control, 2007 46th IEEE Conference on
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
New Orleans, LA
         
        
        
            Print_ISBN : 
978-1-4244-1497-0
         
        
            Electronic_ISBN : 
0191-2216
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/CDC.2007.4434594