Stabilization of networked control systems under feedback-based communication

We study the stabilization of a networked control system (NCS) in which multiple sensors and actuators of a physical plant share a communication medium to exchange information with a remote controller. The plant\´s sensors and actuators are allowed only limited access to the controller at any one time, in a way that is decided on-line using a feedback-based communication policy. Our NCS model departs from those in previous formulations in that the controller and plant handle communication disruptions by "ignoring" sensors and actuators that are not actively communicating. We present an algorithm that provides a complete and straightforward method for simultaneously determining stabilizing gains and communication policies and avoids the computational complexity and limitations associated with some previously proposed models. We introduce three feedback-based scheduling policies that quadratically stabilize the closed-loop NCS while achieving various objectives related to the system\´s rate of convergence, the priorities of different sensors and actuators, and the avoidance of chattering.