Formal Methods for Multi-Agent Feedback Control Systems
An introduction to formal methods for feedback control of multi-agent systems with safety and performance guarantees.

Multi-agent control systems can accomplish tasks that single-agent systems cannot address, such as aerial surveillance of large areas by a group of drones. In Formal Methods for Multi-Agent Feedback Control Systems, Lars Lindemann and Dimos Dimarogonas provide an accessible introduction to formal methods for feedback control of multi-agent systems. Their book is the first to bridge the gap between formal methods and feedback control for the scalable design of cyber-physical systems. The material covered is intended for scientists, engineers, and students, and no background in formal methods or control theory is required. The authors also highlight future research directions for those working at the intersection of formal methods and control.

In control theory, the goal is to design feedback control laws for dynamical systems that achieve control objectives such as stability or forward invariance of sets. Formal methods, on the other hand, provide verification and design techniques for more complex system specifications using temporal logics. However, their high computational cost limits scaling beyond a small number of agents. Besides scalability, another central challenge is to achieve robustness in the system design. Thus, the authors focus on the design of scalable and robust feedback control algorithms for multi-agent control systems under temporal logic specifications.
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Formal Methods for Multi-Agent Feedback Control Systems
An introduction to formal methods for feedback control of multi-agent systems with safety and performance guarantees.

Multi-agent control systems can accomplish tasks that single-agent systems cannot address, such as aerial surveillance of large areas by a group of drones. In Formal Methods for Multi-Agent Feedback Control Systems, Lars Lindemann and Dimos Dimarogonas provide an accessible introduction to formal methods for feedback control of multi-agent systems. Their book is the first to bridge the gap between formal methods and feedback control for the scalable design of cyber-physical systems. The material covered is intended for scientists, engineers, and students, and no background in formal methods or control theory is required. The authors also highlight future research directions for those working at the intersection of formal methods and control.

In control theory, the goal is to design feedback control laws for dynamical systems that achieve control objectives such as stability or forward invariance of sets. Formal methods, on the other hand, provide verification and design techniques for more complex system specifications using temporal logics. However, their high computational cost limits scaling beyond a small number of agents. Besides scalability, another central challenge is to achieve robustness in the system design. Thus, the authors focus on the design of scalable and robust feedback control algorithms for multi-agent control systems under temporal logic specifications.
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Formal Methods for Multi-Agent Feedback Control Systems

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Formal Methods for Multi-Agent Feedback Control Systems

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An introduction to formal methods for feedback control of multi-agent systems with safety and performance guarantees.

Multi-agent control systems can accomplish tasks that single-agent systems cannot address, such as aerial surveillance of large areas by a group of drones. In Formal Methods for Multi-Agent Feedback Control Systems, Lars Lindemann and Dimos Dimarogonas provide an accessible introduction to formal methods for feedback control of multi-agent systems. Their book is the first to bridge the gap between formal methods and feedback control for the scalable design of cyber-physical systems. The material covered is intended for scientists, engineers, and students, and no background in formal methods or control theory is required. The authors also highlight future research directions for those working at the intersection of formal methods and control.

In control theory, the goal is to design feedback control laws for dynamical systems that achieve control objectives such as stability or forward invariance of sets. Formal methods, on the other hand, provide verification and design techniques for more complex system specifications using temporal logics. However, their high computational cost limits scaling beyond a small number of agents. Besides scalability, another central challenge is to achieve robustness in the system design. Thus, the authors focus on the design of scalable and robust feedback control algorithms for multi-agent control systems under temporal logic specifications.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780262382809
Publisher: MIT Press
Publication date: 04/29/2025
Series: Cyber Physical Systems Series
Sold by: Penguin Random House Publisher Services
Format: eBook
Pages: 312
File size: 29 MB
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About the Author

Lars Lindemann is Assistant Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science within the School of Advanced Computing at the University of Southern California.

Dimos V. Dimarogonas is Professor of Automatic Control and Head of Division at the Division of Decision and Control Systems within the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at KTH Royal Institute of Technology.

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“This thoroughly enjoyable and well-written book ties together concepts from nonlinear control, formal methods, and multi-agent systems. The result is a technically elegant and forward-looking story about multi-agent design with provable performance guarantees.”
—Magnus Egerstedt, Dean of Engineering, University of California, Irvine; author of Graph Theoretic Methods in Multiagent Networks and Robot Ecology

“A groundbreaking work bridging formal methods and control theory, this book offers deep insights, practical frameworks, and future directions for scalable, robust multi-agent systems. Essential reading for researchers and practitioners alike.”
—George J. Pappas, UPS Foundation Professor and Associate Dean for Research in the School of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Pennsylvania

“This book offers a fresh approach to the enforcement of temporal logic requirements through the use of control barrier functions and funnels. It is an indispensable resource for any researcher interested in the rigorous design of multi-agent cyber-physical systems.”
—Paulo Tabuada, Vijay K. Dhir Professor of Engineering, UCLA; author of Verification and Control of Hybrid Systems

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