Scheduling strategy for networked control system based on variable sampling period and deadband feedback

A scheduling strategy of variable sampling period combined with deadband feedback for networked control system is proposed. Variable sampling period algorithm can allocate a reasonable sampling period to each controlled loop according to the network utilization and packet transmission time. Deadband feedback algorithm can alleviate network congestion by appropriately adjusting the packets in the network when the networked control system cannot be scheduled. According to the actual overload and utilization of the network, the designed scheduling strategy dynamically adjusts the sampling period and priority, and improves the performance of the system combined with deadband feedback. Based on the TrueTime platform, the proposed scheduling strategy is verified on a three controlled loops networked control system with interference nodes and limited network resources. The simulation results demonstrate that the designed scheduling strategy can overcome the uncertainty of the upper bound of network resources, improve output control performance, reduce integral absolute error value of the controlled loop, and shorten the packet transmission time. The overall control performance of the system is improved. The designed scheduling strategy is effective.