Information transfer in stochastic optimal control theory with information theoretic criterial and application
AssigneeCharalambos D. Charalambous
InventorsCharalambos D. Charalambous, Christos K. Kourtellaris, Ioannis Tzortzis
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Abstract
The current disclosure provides a method for transmitting encoded information signals through a control system and to a decoder. The encoded information signals are transmitted along with control signals as an encoded message. The information signals are encoded based at least in part on a control-coding capacity of the control system.
Claims15
A computer-implemented method for simultaneously controlling a control system and transmitting information signals in the control system, the method comprising:
- receiving, at a controller of a control system, an information signal to be propagated through the control system, where the information signal includes data to be transmitted through the control system;
- determining, at the controller of the control system, a control signal to control one or more operations in the control system;
- encoding, at the controller of the control system, the received information signal to produce an encoded information signal;
- determining, at the controller of the control system, a two-part signal comprising:
- 1) the control signal, and 2) the encoded information signal, where the two-part signal is based on a transmission rate below a control-coding capacity of the control system, where the control-coding capacity is a maximum rate of transmitting signals through the control system;
- transmitting, by the controller, the two-part signal using the control system as a communication channel.
A system for simultaneously controlling a dynamic system and transmitting information signals in the dynamic system, the system comprising:
- a controller for generating and transmitting control signals to control one or more operations of a dynamic system;
- an encoder communicatively coupled to the controller,
- one or more non-transitory storage media configured to store processor-executable instructions;
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- one or more processors operatively connected to the controller and the one or more non-transitory storage media and configured to execute the processor-executable instructions to cause the system to:
- receive, at the controller, an information signal to be propagated through the dynamic system, where the information signal includes data to be transmitted through the dynamic system;
- determining, at the controller, a control signal to control one or more operations in the dynamic system;
- encoding, at the encoder, the received information signal to produce an encoded information signal;
- determining, at the controller, a two-part signal comprising:
- 1) the control signal, and 2) the encoded information signal, where the two-part signal is based on a transmission rate below a control-coding capacity of the dynamic system, where the control-coding capacity is a maximum rate of transmitting signals through the dynamic system;
- transmitting, by the controller, the two-part signal using the dynamic system as a communication channel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.