A delay system approach to networked control systems with limited communication capacity

This paper addresses the problem of quantized feedback control for networked control systems (NCSs). Firstly, with consideration of the effect of network conditions, such as network-induced delays, data packet dropouts and signal quantization, the sampled-data model of closed-loop feedback system based on the updating sequence of the event-driven holder is formulated, from which a continuous system with two additive delay components in the state is developed. Subsequently, by making use of a novel interval delay system approach, the stability analysis and control synthesis for NCSs with two/one static quantizer are solved accordingly. Finally, two illustrative examples are given to show the effectiveness and advantage of the method.