New Trends in Distributed Estimation and Control of Network Autonomous Systems
A special issue of Electronics (ISSN 2079-9292). This special issue belongs to the section "Networks".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 December 2025 | Viewed by 26
Special Issue Editors
Interests: networked autonomous systems; intelligence control algorithms; multi-robot coordination; interconnected positive systems; data-driven modelling; learning-based control
Interests: complex networks; networked control systems; multi-agent systems; positive systems; robust control and filtering; switched systems; vibration control
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Interests: control theory and intelligent systems; fuzzy-model-based control; computational intelligence; machine learning; biomedical applications; engineering applications
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Interests: fuzzy and switched systems; singular systems; robust control; fault detection and isolation; fault-tolerant control; Lyapunov methods; automotive control and renewable energy
Interests: networked collaborative perception; distributed information fusion; intelligent decision-making; collaborative motion planning; unmanned swarm systems; AI-driven collaborative control; distributed control theory and control engineering
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The rapid advancement of information technology has transformed autonomous systems into sophisticated, intelligent, networked architectures known as Networked Autonomous Systems (NASs). These systems facilitate seamless coordination across perception, control, and decision-making processes, crucial in industrial automation, smart manufacturing, intelligent transportation, energy grids, and precision agriculture. Despite their potential, the effective deployment of NASs presents significant challenges. In terms of perception, integrating heterogeneous and asynchronous sensor data can lead to inconsistencies, delays, and fusion bottlenecks, affecting the accuracy of state estimations. Furthermore, NASs must function in dynamic and uncertain environments, confronting internal faults, external disturbances, and cyber threats. Ensuring safety and reliability through cooperative control is paramount. Additionally, resource-aware optimization requires efficient coordination among interconnected agents to balance performance against communication, energy, and computation constraints.
Given these challenges, this Special Issue invites innovative research on distributed estimation, control, and optimization methodologies for NASs, bridging advancements in control theory, robotics, networks, and artificial intelligence. We welcome submissions of theoretical, algorithmic, and applied contributions that will help to shape next-generation autonomous systems.
This Special Issue will focus on (but is not limited to) the following topics:
- Networked autonomous systems;
- Interconnected positive systems;
- Heterogeneous formation;
- Resilient networked control;
- Swarm cyber-security;
- Network privacy protection;
- Distributed estimation;
- Dynamic information fusion;
- Safety-critical autonomy;
- Fault-tolerant control;
- Prescribed-time coordination.
Dr. Jason J. R. Liu
Prof. Dr. James Lam
Dr. Hak Keung Lam
Prof. Dr. Mohammed Chadli
Prof. Dr. Guanghui Wen
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- networked autonomous systems
- distributed estimation
- coordinate control
- cyber–physical security
- cooperative formation
- swarm intelligence
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