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Observability of Boolean control networks

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We show some new results on the observability of Boolean control networks (BCNs). First, to study the observability, we combine two BCNs with the same transition matrix into a new BCN. Then, we propose the concept of a reachable set that results in a given set of initial states, and we derive four additional necessary and sufficient conditions for the observability of BCNs. In addition, we present an algorithm and construct an observability graph to determine the observability of BCNs. Finally, we illustrate the obtained results using three numerical examples.

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Acknowledgements

This work was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11671361, 61573096, 61573102, 61573110), China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (Grant Nos. 2016T90406, 2015M580378), National Training Programs of Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Undergraduates (Grant No. 201610345020), and Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province of China (Grant No. BK20170019).

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  1. College of Mathematics, Physics and Information Engineering, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, China

    Qunxi Zhu & Yang Liu

  2. College of Mathematical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China

    Qunxi Zhu

  3. School of Mathematics, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China

    Yang Liu, Jianquan Lu & Jinde Cao

  4. School of Mathematical Sciences, Shandong Normal University, Ji’nan, 250014, China

    Jinde Cao

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Zhu, Q., Liu, Y., Lu, J. et al. Observability of Boolean control networks. Sci. China Inf. Sci. 61, 092201 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11432-017-9135-4

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