An Integrated Control and Scheduling Optimization Method of Networked Control Systems

Feedback control systems wherein the control loops are closed through a real-time network are called networked control systems (NCSs). The limitation of communication bandwidth results in transport delay, affects the property of real-time system, and degrades the performance of NCSs. An integrated control and scheduling optimization method using genetic algorithm is proposed in this paper. This method can synchronously optimize network scheduling and improve the performance of NCSs. To illustrate its effectiveness, an example is provided.