Predictive control of uncertain networked systems with distributed forward delays

This paper studies the design of predictive controller for uncertain networked systems with multiple distributed delays in the forward channels. Based on the networked predictive control strategy, the main idea is to present a modified control signal selection scheme such that the control signals which are predicted by the most recent obtained data is applied to control the plant. Both the cases of constant and random distributed delays are considered. Stability analysis results are also presented in terms of linear matrix inequality, which can be very conveniently checked. Finally, an illustrative example is given to show the effectiveness of the proposed method.