@article{333,
  keywords = {dissipative-systems, networked control, passive downsampler, passive upsampler, passivity, power-junction-network, scattering theory, wave-variables},
  author = {Nicholas Kottenstette and Joseph Hall and Xenofon Koutsoukos and Panos Antsaklis and Janos Sztipanovits},
  title = {Digital Control of Multiple Discrete Passive Plants Over Networks},
  abstract = {This paper provides a passivity based framework to synthesize lm2-stable
digital control networks in which m strictly-output passive controllers can control n−m
strictly-output passive plants. The communication between the plants and controllers
can tolerate time varying delay and data dropouts. In particular, we introduce a
power-junction-network, a general class of input-output-wave-variable-network which
allows even a single controller (typically designed to control a single plant) to accurately
control the output of multiple plants even if the corresponding dynamics of
each plant is different. In addition to the power-junction-network we also introduce a
passive downsampler (PDS) and passive upsampler (PUS) in order to further reduce
networking traffic while maintaining stability and tracking properties. A detailed (soft
real-time) set of examples shows the tracking performance of the networked control
system.},
  year = {2011},
  journal = {International Journal of Systems, Control and Communications (IJSCC)},
  number = {Special Issue on Progress in Networked Control Systems},
  note = {To Appear},
}