Control principles of complex systems

YY Liu, AL Barabási - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2016 - APS
A reflection of our ultimate understanding of a complex system is our ability to control its
behavior. Typically, control has multiple prerequisites: it requires an accurate map of the …

Contraction theory for nonlinear stability analysis and learning-based control: A tutorial overview

H Tsukamoto, SJ Chung, JJE Slotine - Annual Reviews in Control, 2021 - Elsevier
Contraction theory is an analytical tool to study differential dynamics of a non-autonomous
(ie, time-varying) nonlinear system under a contraction metric defined with a uniformly …

Dynamic movement primitives based robot skills learning

LH Kong, W He, WS Chen, H Zhang… - Machine Intelligence …, 2023 - Springer
In this article, a robot skills learning framework is developed, which considers both motion
modeling and execution. In order to enable the robot to learn skills from demonstrations, a …

Improvement of frequency regulation in VSG-based AC microgrid via adaptive virtual inertia

X Hou, Y Sun, X Zhang, J Lu, P Wang… - IEEE transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A virtual synchronous generator (VSG) control based on adaptive virtual inertia is proposed
to improve dynamic frequency regulation of microgrid. When the system frequency deviates …

Synchronization in complex networks of phase oscillators: A survey

F Dörfler, F Bullo - Automatica, 2014 - Elsevier
The emergence of synchronization in a network of coupled oscillators is a fascinating
subject of multidisciplinary research. This survey reviews the vast literature on the theory …

Controllability of complex networks

YY Liu, JJ Slotine, AL Barabási - nature, 2011 - nature.com
The ultimate proof of our understanding of natural or technological systems is reflected in
our ability to control them. Although control theory offers mathematical tools for steering …

A weighted and directed interareal connectivity matrix for macaque cerebral cortex

NT Markov, MM Ercsey-Ravasz… - Cerebral …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Retrograde tracer injections in 29 of the 91 areas of the macaque cerebral cortex revealed
1,615 interareal pathways, a third of which have not previously been reported. A weight …

Exact controllability of complex networks

Z Yuan, C Zhao, Z Di, WX Wang, YC Lai - Nature communications, 2013 - nature.com
Controlling complex networks is of paramount importance in science and engineering.
Despite the recent development of structural controllability theory, we continue to lack a …

[图书][B] L2-Gain and Passivity Techniques in Nonlinear Control

A Van der Schaft - 2000 - Springer
In this chapter we present a state space interpretation of the small gain and passivity
approach of the previous chapter. Moreover, we will come to some kind of synthesis …

Central pattern generators for locomotion control in animals and robots: a review

AJ Ijspeert - Neural networks, 2008 - Elsevier
The problem of controlling locomotion is an area in which neuroscience and robotics can
fruitfully interact. In this article, I will review research carried out on locomotor central pattern …