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    Area of Science:

    • Network Science
    • Control Theory
    • Graph Theory

    Background:

    • Complex networks are ubiquitous in nature and technology.
    • Controllability is a key property for network function and design.
    • Constrained maximal controllability addresses limitations in input placement.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop an efficient method for maximizing the controllable subspace of complex networks under input constraints.
    • To transform the constrained maximal controllability problem into a solvable graph theory problem.
    • To propose and validate a novel algorithm for optimal network control.

    Main Methods:

    • Transformed the problem into a maximum general-cactus cover problem.
    • Utilized network flow to convert it into a minimum-cost maximum-flow problem.
    • Developed the minimum-cost maximum-flow-based general-cactus cover (MMGC) algorithm.

    Main Results:

    • The MMGC algorithm provides an optimal solution for constrained maximal controllability.
    • Simulations on Erdős-Rényi networks (ERNs) and scale-free networks (SFNs) validated the algorithm's effectiveness.
    • Demonstrated that increasing input number/range enhances controllability.

    Conclusions:

    • The MMGC algorithm is effective for optimizing network controllability.
    • Network controllability robustness is significantly improved by multicyclic structures.
    • Findings have implications for designing robust and controllable complex systems.