 Electrical Engineering faculty members Jie Chen (r.) and Ertem Tuncel
(l.) have received a three-year grant from the National Science
Foundation for their project “Fundamental Performance Limitations of
Networked Control Systems”. Chen is Principal Investigator (PI) and
Tuncel is Co-PI. The project addresses fundamental bottlenecks and
limitations when networked systems are transmitting control and
communication signals in remote locations. Examples are space
satellites or equipment such as the Mars Rover that are controlled from
Earth; adverse conditions such as noises and other interference may
cause signals to be jammed or delayed, allowing the equipment to wander
on its own while waiting for instruction. This program brings together
experts in the fields of information theory and control, to fuse ideas
and advances in each. After first identifying and quantifying
bottlenecks and limitations, strategies and techniques to mitigate them
will be designed. The project will also have a strong educational
component, offering direct participation of graduate and undergraduate
students and developing related seminars and design courses.
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