Controllability of a Class of Nonlinear Networked Systems

Abstract

Various controllability conditions have been obtained by researchers for heterogeneous networked systems with linear dynamics. However, the literature for nonlinear, heterogeneous networked systems is comparatively less. In this paper we analyse the controllabiity aspect of a nonlinearly perturbed linear networked system. The basic assumption is that the linear system is controllable and the nonlinear perturbation functions satisfy Holder continuity condition and in particular Lipschitz condition. The Boyd-Wong fixed point theorem is employed to prove controllability of the nonlinear system. The result is illustrated with numerical examples.