Optimal Decentralized Control of Finite Nondeterministic Systems,

Abstract

A control problem with a system modeled as a nondeterministic finite state machine is considered. Several agents seek to optimize the behavior of the system under a minimax criterion, with each agent having different information about the system state. The nondeterministic model of uncertainty, combined with the minimax criterion, lead to equivalence relations on the past input/output histories of each agent which generate rather simple sufficient statistics for the optimal control laws. This sheds light on the basic nature of decentralized control and permits complete solution of a particular class of problems. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA124940

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  • Robert R. Tenney

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  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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