Formation control of a multi-agent system using non-linear servomechanism

International Journal of Control

Volumn 78, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 554-565

  Gazi, V ^a  

^a TOBB UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND TECHNOLOGY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; NONLINEAR SYSTEMS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SERVOMECHANISMS;

FORMATION CONTROL; MASS DYNAMICS; OUTPUT REGULATION; PERIODIC TRAJECTORIES;

MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS;

EID: 27744511491     PISSN: 00207179     EISSN: 13665820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207170500127701     Document Type: Article

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