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Area of Science:

Control theory
Network science
Computer science

Background:

Probabilistic Boolean control networks (PBCNs) are complex systems requiring robust control strategies.
Existing methods often rely on time-invariant controllers, which may not be optimal for dynamic systems.

Purpose of the Study:

To formulate and investigate feedback controllability for PBCNs with time-varying control laws.
To develop an optimization algorithm for maximizing the probability of time-varying feedback controllability.
To demonstrate the advantages of time-varying controllers over time-invariant ones.

Main Methods:

Formulation of feedback controllability for PBCNs with arbitrary probability.
Application of the semitensor product (STP) technique to transform the control problem.
Development of a novel optimization algorithm for simultaneous determination of maximum controllability probability and optimal feedback law.

Main Results:

An equivalent multistage decision problem was deduced using the STP technique.
A novel optimization algorithm was proposed and validated through numerical simulations.
The proposed time-varying optimal controller demonstrated superior performance compared to time-invariant controllers.

Conclusions:

The study successfully addresses controllability in PBCNs with time-varying feedback.
The developed optimization algorithm effectively maximizes controllability probability and identifies optimal time-varying control laws.
Time-varying controllers offer significant advantages for PBCNs, enhancing system performance and reliability.