Keynote speaker

There is a growing deployment of wireless networks in industrial control systems. The lower installation cost and easier system reconfiguration for wireless devices can have a major impact on future distributed control systems. There is however a lack of theory for design of these networked control systems. Traditional sampled-data control theory is often not suitable for wireless control systems, because of cross-layer couplings and resource constraints not present in wired systems. In this talk, we will present a new design paradigm for networked control that handles uncertainty and limited resources using cross-layer information. Event-triggered sensing and control provides a more scalable and efficient trade-off between control performance and communication cost. By making transmissions only when needed and taking the decisions locally at the sensor nodes, it is possible to minimize the communication bandwidth utilization. The talk will be supported by ongoing case studies from the process industry. The presentation is based on joint work with colleagues at KTH.