Experimental controller tuning and QoS optimization of a wireless transmission scheme for real-time remote control applications

Control Engineering Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 333-346

  Nikolakopoulos, George ^a   Panousopoulou, Athanasia ^a   Tzes, Anthony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

802.11b protocol; Gain scheduling; Networked controlled systems; QoS

Indexed keywords

DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; QUALITY OF SERVICE; REAL TIME CONTROL; WIRELESS NETWORKS;

CONTROLLER TUNING; DATA-PACKETS; GAIN SCHEDULING; WIRELESS NETWORKED CONTROLLED SYSTEMS (WNCS); WIRELESS TRANSMISSION;

REMOTE CONTROL;

DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; QUALITY OF SERVICE; REAL TIME CONTROL; REMOTE CONTROL; WIRELESS NETWORKS;

EID: 36748998824     PISSN: 09670661     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conengprac.2007.04.015     Document Type: Article

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