Optimization and Cooperative Control Strategies Proceedings of the 8

Cooperative, collaborating autonomous systems are at the forefront of research efforts in numerous disciplines across the applied sciences. There is constant progress in solution techniques for these systems. However, despite this progress, cooperating sy

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Michael J. Hirsch, Clayton W. Commander, Panos M. Pardalos, Robert Murphey (Eds.)

Optimization and Cooperative Control Strategies Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Cooperative Control and Optimization

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Series Advisory Board F. Allgöwer, P. Fleming, P. Kokotovic, A.B. Kurzhanski, H. Kwakernaak, A. Rantzer, J.N. Tsitsiklis

Editors Dr. Michael J. Hirsch

Dr. Panos M. Pardalos

Raytheon, Inc. P.O. Box 12248 St. Petersburg, FL 33733 USA E-Mail: [email protected]

Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering University of Florida 303 Weil Hall P.O. Box 116596 Gainesville, FL 32611 USA E-Mail: Pardalos@ufl.edu

Dr. Clayton W. Commander

Dr. Robert Murphey

GNC Branch AFRL, Munitions Directorate 101 W. Eglin Blvd., Ste. 331 Eglin AFB, FL 32542 USA E-Mail: [email protected]

GNC Branch AFRL, Munitions Directorate 101 W. Eglin Blvd., Ste. 331 Eglin AFB, FL 32542 USA E-Mail: [email protected]

ISBN 978-3-540-88062-2

e-ISBN 978-3-540-88063-9

DOI 10.1007/978-3-540-88063-9 Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences

ISSN 0170-8643

Library of Congress Control Number: 2008935490 c 2009 

Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg

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Preface

The optimal control of cooperating and collaborating systems has continued to see increased research across the military domain. Much of autonomous unmanned vehicle research is presently geared toward cooperative control problems. Other domains (e.g., medical, homeland security, manufacturing, etc.) are also devising strategies for solving cooperative control problems. There have been some novel solutions proposed over the years for solving problems in cooperative control. However, in light of decentralized systems, and the sharing of meaningful information to the participants in the system, cooperative control continues to be one of the most difficult in the applied sciences. Only the continued dedicated research in this area will allow for novel solutions applicable to the current and future problems of cooperative control. This present volume, as well as volumes from previo