Non-linear protocols for optimal distributed consensus in networks of dynamic agents

Systems and Control Letters

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 918-928

  Bauso, D ^a   Giarre L ^a   Pesenti, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Consensus protocols; Decentralized control; Networks; Optimal control

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATION THEORY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECENTRALIZED CONTROL; FUNCTION EVALUATION; LYAPUNOV METHODS; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; NONLINEAR CONTROL SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; PROBLEM SOLVING;

CONSENSUS PROTOCOLS; DYNAMIC AGENTS; PROTOCOL DESIGN; VERTICAL ALIGNMENT;

DISTRIBUTED PARAMETER CONTROL SYSTEMS;

EID: 33748420028     PISSN: 01676911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sysconle.2006.06.005     Document Type: Article

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