Distributed Control and Mathematical Modeling with Applications
A special issue of Mathematics (ISSN 2227-7390). This special issue belongs to the section "E: Applied Mathematics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 June 2026 | Viewed by 1
Special Issue Editors
Interests: distributed observer; distributed control; multi-agent system
Interests: distributed estimation; underwater mobile-robot localization; target tracking and trajectory planning; wireless networks; information fusion
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Large-scale cyber-physical systems (CPS), exemplified by power grids, unmanned swarm systems, and the Internet of Things, are now ubiquitous across industry, production, and daily life. Distributed cooperative strategies are essential and effective methodologies for ensuring the efficient and stable operation of these vast systems. These strategies encompass diverse categories, including distributed computing, control, optimization, and estimation, all of which have garnered extensive and in-depth research attention. Concurrently, the continuous evolution of large-scale systems demands increasingly sophisticated and precise mathematical modeling techniques. High-fidelity mathematical models are a crucial prerequisite for the successful application of distributed strategies.
This Special Issue of Mathematics aims to collect the most recent advances in the theory and application of distributed strategies. We welcome contributions covering foundational and applied research in areas such as distributed control, distributed observers, distributed filters, and distributed optimization. Furthermore, submissions addressing novel modeling methodologies and theoretical advances for interconnected systems and CPS are highly encouraged. We welcome submissions of original research papers and comprehensive review articles.
Dr. Haotian Xu
Dr. Yichen Li
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- distributed control
- distributed optimization
- cyber-physical systems (CPS)
- mathematical modeling
- distributed observers
- distributed filters
- large-scale systems
- interconnected systems
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