Teaching Task Scheduling as Multivariable Cascade Control. Issue 6 (2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Leva, Alberto; Terraneo, Federico
• Is Part Of: IFAC-PapersOnLine. Volume 49:Issue 6(2016)
• Page Start: 280
• Page End: 285
• Publication Date: 2016
• Subjects: Control education -- computing systems -- scheduling algorithms -- cascade control -- discrete-time systems; Automatic control -- Periodicals; 629.805
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ifacol.2016.07.190
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2405-8963

Abstract

Abstract: This paper presents a didactic activity belonging to a long-term project, aimed at complementing the culture of computer engineering students with a solid knowledge of systems and control theory and methods. The use of control to govern and optimise the behaviour of computing systems is felt in the computer engineering community as a necessity. The proposed activity – that refers to task scheduling – responds to this need, guiding the necessary cultural enrichment and avoiding possible errors and misinterpretations, so as to foster a deeper cooperation of the computer and the control communities.