scholarly journals Distributed Consensus Tracking for Second-Order Nonlinear Multiagent Systems with a Specified Reference State

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guoguang Wen ◽  
Yongguang Yu ◽  
Zhaoxia Peng ◽  
Ahmed Rahmani
Keyword(s):  
Multiagent Systems ◽  
Matrix Theory ◽  
Sufficient Conditions ◽  
Second Order ◽  
Lyapunov Theory ◽  
Reference Trajectory ◽  
Distributed Consensus ◽  
Consensus Tracking ◽  
Velocity Information ◽  
Virtual Leader

This paper mainly addresses the distributed consensus tracking problem for second-order nonlinear multiagent systems with a specified reference trajectory. The dynamics of each follower consists of two terms: nonlinear inherent dynamics and a simple communication protocol relying only on the position and velocity information of its neighbors. The consensus reference is taken as a virtual leader, whose output is only its position and velocity information that is available to only a subset of a group of followers. To achieve consensus tracking, a class of nonsmooth control protocols is proposed which reply on the relative information among the neighboring agents. Then some corresponding sufficient conditions are derived. It is shown that if the communication graph associated with the virtual leader and followers is connected at each time instant, the consensus can be achieved at least globally exponentially with the proposed protocol. Rigorous proofs are given by using graph theory, matrix theory, and Lyapunov theory. Finally, numerical examples are presented to illustrate the theoretical analysis.

Formation-containment control of sampled-data second-order multi-agent systems with sampling delay

2018 ◽  
Vol 40 (16) ◽  
pp. 4369-4381 ◽  
Author(s):  
Baojie Zheng ◽  
Xiaowu Mu
Keyword(s):  
Matrix Theory ◽  
Sufficient Conditions ◽  
Second Order ◽  
Control Problems ◽  
Sampled Data ◽  
Multi Agent Systems ◽  
Containment Control ◽  
Agent Systems ◽  
Multi Agent ◽  
Theoretical Results

The formation-containment control problems of sampled-data second-order multi-agent systems with sampling delay are studied. In this paper, we assume that there exist interactions among leaders and that the leader’s neighbours are only leaders. Firstly, two different control protocols with sampling delay are presented for followers and leaders, respectively. Then, by utilizing the algebraic graph theory and matrix theory, several sufficient conditions are obtained to ensure that the leaders achieve a desired formation and that the states of the followers converge to the convex hull formed by the states of the leaders, i.e. the multi-agent systems achieve formation containment. Furthermore, an explicit expression of the formation position function is derived for each leader. An algorithm is provided to design the gain parameters in the protocols. Finally, a numerical example is given to illustrate the effectiveness of the obtained theoretical results.

scholarly journals Distributed Consensus-Based Robust Adaptive Formation Control for Nonholonomic Mobile Robots with Partial Known Dynamics

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhaoxia Peng ◽  
Shichun Yang ◽  
Guoguang Wen ◽  
Ahmed Rahmani
Keyword(s):  
Control Problem ◽  
Mobile Robots ◽  
Formation Control ◽  
Control Strategies ◽  
Reference Trajectory ◽  
Consensus Problem ◽  
Distributed Consensus ◽  
Nonholonomic Mobile Robots ◽  
Robust Adaptive ◽  
Virtual Leader

This paper investigates the distributed consensus-based robust adaptive formation control for nonholonomic mobile robots with partially known dynamics. Firstly, multirobot formation control problem has been converted into a state consensus problem. Secondly, the practical control strategies, which incorporate the distributed kinematic controllers and the robust adaptive torque controllers, are designed for solving the formation control problem. Thirdly, the specified reference trajectory for the geometric centroid of the formation is assumed as the trajectory of a virtual leader, whose information is available to only a subset of the followers. Finally, numerical results are provided to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed control approaches.

Multiconsensus of first-order multiagent systems with directed topologies

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (23) ◽  
pp. 2050240
Author(s):  
Xiao-Wen Zhao ◽  
Guangsong Han ◽  
Qiang Lai ◽  
Dandan Yue
Keyword(s):  
Multiagent Systems ◽  
Matrix Theory ◽  
Sufficient Conditions ◽  
Consensus Problem ◽  
Multiple Agents ◽  
First Order ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
Directed Topologies ◽  
Necessary And Sufficient ◽  
Theoretical Results

The multiconsensus problem of first-order multiagent systems with directed topologies is studied. A novel consensus problem is introduced in multiagent systems — multiconsensus. The states of multiple agents in each subnetwork asymptotically converge to an individual consistent value in the presence of information exchanges among subnetworks. Linear multiconsensus protocols are proposed to solve the multiconsensus problem, and the matrix corresponding to the protocol is designed. Necessary and sufficient conditions are derived based on matrix theory, under which the stationary multiconsensus and dynamic multiconsensus can be reached. Simulations are provided to demonstrate the effectiveness of the theoretical results.

scholarly journals Group Consensus for Discrete-Time Heterogeneous Multiagent Systems with Input and Communication Delays

Complexity ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yiliu Jiang ◽  
Lianghao Ji ◽  
Xingcheng Pu ◽  
Qun Liu
Keyword(s):  
Multiagent Systems ◽  
Discrete Time ◽  
Time Delays ◽  
Matrix Theory ◽  
Sufficient Conditions ◽  
Frequency Domain Analysis ◽  
Communication Delays ◽  
Group Consensus ◽  
Cooperative Relationships ◽  
Input Time

Group consensus seeking is investigated for a class of discrete-time heterogeneous multiagent systems composed of first-order and second-order agents with both communication and input time delays. Considering two types of system topologies, novel protocols based on the competitive and cooperative relationships among the agents are presented, respectively. By matrix theory and frequency domain analysis method, the sufficient conditions solving consensus problem are obtained. The results show that the achievement of group consensus is bound up with the input time delays, coupling weights between the agents and the system’s control parameters, but it is irrelevant to the communication delays. Finally, numerical simulations are presented to illustrate the correctness of the theoretical results.

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