Stabilization of LTI systems with communication constraints

This work is aimed at exploring the interaction of communication and control in systems whose sensors and actuators are distributed across a shared network. Examples of such systems include groups of autonomous vehicles, MEMS arrays and other network-controlled systems. We generalize recent results concerning the stabilization of LTI systems under limited communication. We seek a stabilizing static output feedback controller whose communication with the underlying plant follows a given periodic pattern. We present an algorithm that allows us to pass to a time-invariant formulation of the problem and use simulated annealing to search for stabilizing feedback gains