Decentralized control Robotics
noun phrase
Definition: A control architecture in which multiple local controllers make decisions for subsystems without a single centralized controller [Hasan et al. 2025].
Example in context: “Although this represents a profoundly different control setting from decentralized control, it is a relevant and essential baseline that also represents an upper bound on the performance achievable by decentralized control.” [Lyu et al. 2023]
Related terms: distributed control, multi-agent control