Concepts and Methods in Multi-Person Coordination and Control

Abstract : In this paper we discuss some key concepts and methods relevant to multi-person decision-making and optimization in deterministic and stochastic dynamic systems. Specifically, we consider systems defined in discrete-time, and treat the team, Nash and Stackelberg (leader-follower) solution concepts under different information structures. We provide an up-to-date survey of the literature on these topics, and also present some new results. (Author)

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