Classifying networked control systems, defining performance metrics, designing control component under multiple constraints, developing software toolbox, investigating applicability in realistic test cases and roadmapping the field.

• Classification of networked control systems. Component based architecture definitions in terms of building blocks and connectors. Definition of NCS performancemetrics.
• Methods for control design subject to transmission constraints and wireless transmission strategies for control.

The co-design framework and the software tools aim at controlling more complex systems with a fraction of the effort, while increasing availability and reliability. The framework will enable application developers, programmers and system integrators to fully use the potential of networked control in a wide set of application domains.