关键词：耦合网络；生物系统；分布式控制；动力学
摘 要：Di ffusively coupled networks, in which diff erent components of a network adjust their behavior according to the local sum of di fferences between their own and neighbors' states, are a ubiquitous class of spatially-distributed models appearing in engineered and biological systems, and produce surprisingly rich dynamics. In this dissertation, we develop analysis methods and distributed algorithms that exploit the local structure of the network as well as individual component dynamics in order to guarantee the desirable operation of the aggregate network system in the absence of centralized coordination.