Model Predictive Controller for Networked Control Systems

Control of the networked control systems is a crucial challenge. In the environment of shared communication media, data may be randomly delayed or even lost. As the shared communication links are used in the critical infrastructure systems, the problem becomes even more important. As opposed to network compensation, solutions presented in the paper integrate network with the controlled plant. The proposed networked control system employs the model predictive control technology and is based on the buffer in the actuator. Stability of the presented solution used to control a linear discrete time system is analyzed. A simulation example is also provided.