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Area of Science:

  • Complex Systems
  • Network Science
  • Control Theory

Background:

  • Quantitative understanding and control of complex dynamical systems rely on observing internal states.
  • Large-scale networks often lack sufficient sensors for full state observability.
  • High dimensionality limits the computational feasibility of full-state observers.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a graph-based theory of functional observability for complex dynamical systems.
  • To create scalable algorithms for determining minimal sensor sets and designing minimum-order observers.
  • To enable state reconstruction from limited measurements in large-scale networks.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a graph-based theory of functional observability.
  • Created algorithms to identify minimal sensor requirements.
  • Designed minimum-order state observers for functional observation.
  • Applied methods to power grid cyberattack detection and epidemic prevalence inference.

Main Results:

  • Functional observability allows targeted state reconstruction from limited measurements.
  • Algorithms efficiently determine minimal sensor sets and design observers.
  • Functional observers achieve high estimation quality with reduced sensing and computation.
  • Methods are scalable to large dynamical networks.

Conclusions:

  • Functional observability overcomes the curse of dimensionality in large-scale systems.
  • The proposed methods offer a scalable solution for analyzing otherwise inaccessible dynamical processes.
  • This approach enhances capabilities in areas like cyberattack detection and epidemic monitoring.