This paper presents a class of passivity-based cooperative control problems that have an explicit connection to convex network optimization problems. The new notion of maximal equilibrium independent passivity is introduced and it is shown that networks of systems possessing this property asymptotically approach the solutions of a dual pair of network optimization problems, namely an optimal po...

In this paper, a new approach is developed for robust control of nonlinear chemical processes. The methodology proposed is based on passivity theory. Uncertainty and perturbations are taken into account in the stability analysis and controller synthesis such that the resulting closed-loop system can achieve better robustness and performance. The suggested passivity framework can deal with a lar...