Masaaki Nagahara – författare

The ebook edition of this title is Open Access and freely available to read online.Compressed sensing, also known as sparse representation or sparse modeling, has experienced substantial growth in research fields such as signal processing, machine learning, and statistics. In recent years, this powerful tool has been successfully applied to the design of control systems.This book provides a comprehensive guide to compressed sensing-based techniques, focusing primarily on their application to systems and control. This book is intended for graduate students and researchers who already have a foundational understanding of basic calculus and linear algebra. Its primary objective is to equip readers with the practical skills to apply compressed sensing techniques to a range of engineering problems, with a particular emphasis on systems and control. It presents a comprehensive collection of efficient algorithms for addressing the problems discussed in the text. Moreover, the book includes accompanying Python programs, which enable readers to actively experiment with these algorithms first-hand. By engaging with these practical examples, readers will develop a deeper understanding of compressed sensing techniques and their applications to systems and control.This book is the second edition of the author’s previous work, Sparsity Methods for Systems and Control, published by Now Publishers in 2020. This edition incorporates significant updates to reflect the latest advancements in the field. Notably, it includes new chapters and sections covering the following key topics: Distributed optimization, Sparse system identification, Sparse controller design, and Distributed hands-off control.

The ebook edition of this title is Open Access and freely available to read online.The method of sparsity has been attracting a lot of attention in the fields related not only to signal processing, machine learning, and statistics, but also systems and control. The method is known as compressed sensing, compressive sampling, sparse representation, or sparse modeling. More recently, the sparsity method has been applied to systems and control to design resource-aware control systems. This book gives a comprehensive guide to sparsity methods for systems and control, from standard sparsity methods in finite-dimensional vector spaces (Part I) to optimal control methods in infinite-dimensional function spaces (Part II).The primary objective of this book is to show how to use sparsity methods for several engineering problems. For this, the author provides MATLAB programs by which the reader can try sparsity methods for themselves. Readers will obtain a deep understanding of sparsity methods by running these MATLAB programs.Sparsity Methods for Systems and Control is suitable for graduate level university courses, though it should also be comprehendible to undergraduate students who have a basic knowledge of linear algebra and elementary calculus. Also, especially part II of the book should appeal to professional researchers and engineers who are interested in applying sparsity methods to systems and control.

This textbook teaches control theory for multi-agent systems. Readers will learn the basics of linear algebra and graph theory, which are then developed to describe and solve multi-agent control problems. The authors address important and fundamental problems including:• consensus control;• coverage control;• formation control;• distributed optimization; and• the viral spreading phenomenon.Students' understanding of the core theory for multi-agent control is enhanced through worked examples and programs in the popular Python language. End-of-chapter exercises are provided to help assess learning progress. Instructors who adopt the book for their courses can download a solutions manual and the figures in the book for lecture slides. Additionally, the Python programs are available for download and can be used for experiments by students in advanced undergraduate or graduate courses based on this text.The broad spectrum of applications relevant to this material includes the Internet of Things, cyber-physical systems, robot swarms, communications networks, smart grids, and truck platooning. Additionally, in the spheres of social science and public health, it applies to opinion dynamics and the spreading of viruses in social networks. Students interested in learning about such applications, or in pursuing further research in multi-agent systems from a theoretical perspective, will find much to gain from Control of Multi-agent Systems. Instructors wishing to teach the subject will also find it beneficial.