Handbook of Game Theory

Chapter 16

Game Theory and Distributed Control**

Jason R. Marden*^,1; Jeff S. Shamma†    ^* Department of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering, Boulder, CO, USA^† School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA¹ Corresponding author: email address: [e-mail]

Abstract

Game theory has been employed traditionally as a modeling tool for describing and influencing behavior in societal systems. Recently, game theory has emerged as a valuable tool for controlling or prescribing behavior in distributed engineered systems. The rationale for this new perspective stems from the parallels between the underlying decision-making architectures in both societal systems and distributed engineered ...