Non-uniform sampled-data control of MIMO systems

In this paper, the problem of controlling MIMO plants where the pattern of measurements sampling and control actions delivering is not regular is tackled. Multirate control, time delay systems, missing data environments as well as limited computing and communication resources are on the grounds of these problems. There is an extensive literature on these topics. Different models are reviewed and, from the control viewpoint, model-based control design techniques are reported and new algorithms are proposed. Among the main challenges are the achievement of good performance and the avoidance of intersampling ripple. Both issues are considered and some results are discussed.