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It is natural to hope that the large literature on the theory of large scale systems is relevant to the common control problem of synthesising regulators for complex linear or nonlinear multivariable systems. However there appear to be significant differences in the literature on these two topics. This paper attempts to explore these differences, briefly surveying the relevant literature, in the hope of drawing lessons for future advances.
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Mayne, D.Q. (1976). Decentralized Control and Large Scale Systems. In: Ho, Y.C., Mitter, S.K. (eds) Directions in Large-Scale Systems. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-2259-7_2
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