Introduction to Networked Control Systems

This lecture introduces the fundamentals of Networked Control Systems, covering classic feedback control with sensors and actuators, implications for modeling and control, and the abstract view of NCSs. The instructor discusses the challenges and opportunities offered by NCSs, including coordination among agents and Laplacian control. The lecture also addresses band-limited channels, sampling and delay, packet dropout, and the course organization. Various examples and practical applications are presented, emphasizing the impact of network non-idealities on system behavior.