Game-theoretical Tools for the Design of Decentralized Control Algorithms for Hybrid Systems with Uncertainty
Abstract
Game-theoretical Tools for the Design of Decentralized Control Algorithms for Hybrid Systems with Uncertainty Ricardo Sanfelice, Computer Engineering Department, University of California Program Officer recommended for consideration of the proposal: Dr. B. Kyle Henderson Dr. R. Scott Erwin In response to FOA-RVKV-2013-0001 Department: AFRL/RV Research areas of interest: Space Platforms & Operations Technologies Abstract of the proposal: Emerging technologies permitting cooperation of multiple autonomous systems are suitable not only for the accomplishment of defense missions but also for the establishment of the needed infrastructure for civilian use, ranging from daily-use activities such as the internet and weather services to sporadic events, such as local emergencies and disasters. However, the presence of uncertainty in the environment, disruptions caused by multiple users, and potential failures impose significant challenges to the design of such systems. This proposal aims to generate new tools for the study of hybrid dynamical games. The framework to generate in this project will provide a formal synthesis method for optimal policies solving hybrid games. In the proposed framework, the agents (or players) will exhibit continuous and discrete dynamics, either to their own natural behavior, the structure of the network, or the family of algorithms to be employed for estimation, control, and coordination. This project is a basic research project and is not an instrument acquisition proposal or development proposal. Furthermore, the proposed research will not involve substantial involvement between the DoD and the PI. Public Purpose Statement: This proposal will develop tools capable of granting emerging mobile technologies with autonomous capabilities needed for cooperative operation over the internet, with limited resources and with requests from multiple users. The proposed tools will yield distributed algorithms that can operate in widely-used computer platforms available to the general public, such as desktop and laptop computers as well as smart cellphone technologies. The new algorithms will benefit the general public by providing solutions that permit networked operation between multiple users in applications ranging from daily-use activities (e.g., messaging over the internet, requesting medical services, tracking and requesting transportation services, and interacting with weather forecasts services) to sporadic events (e.g., rapidly acting upon local emergencies and cooperatively prepare for disasters).
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Jul 19, 2016
- Source ID
- FA94531610053
Entities
People
- Ricardo G. Sanfelice
Organizations
- Air Force Research Laboratory
- United States Air Force
- University of California, Santa Cruz