Distributed Cooperative Control: Emerging Applications

• Provides the fundamental mechanism for solving collective behaviors in naturally-occurring systems as well as cooperative behaviors in man-made systems
• Discusses cooperative control methodologies using real-world applications, including semi-conductor laser arrays, mobile sensor networks, and multi-robotic systems
• Includes results from the research group at the Stevens Institute of Technology to show how advanced control technologies can impact challenging issues, such as high energy systems and oil spill monitoring

Keywords: Distributed cooperative control; control systems technology; robotics; distributed consensus; consensus filters; networked communication systems; cooperative spectrum sensing; radio environment mapping; multi-robotic systems; multi-agent physics systems; nano-particle array; semiconductor lasers, Robotics, Computer Engineering, Robotics, Computer Engineering