On Distributed Control of Dynamical Flow Networks
Giacomo Como, Lund University, Sweden
Abstract:
This talk focuses on distributed control of dynamical flow networks. First, we show that optimal throughput and resilience can be achieved by feedback policies that depend only on local information and require no global knowledge of the network. Then, we prove how the optimal selection of a stable equilibrium and the optimal control of the transient can be cast as convex problems which are amenable to dsitributed solutions. Applications to arterial traffic control are discussed.