Flocking in multi-agent systems with multiple virtual leaders

Asian Journal of Control

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 238-245

  Su, Housheng ^a   Wang, Xiaofan ^a   Yang, Wen ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Distributed control; Flocking; Informed agent; Virtual leader

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMOUS AGENTS; DISTRIBUTED PARAMETER CONTROL SYSTEMS; MOBILE AGENTS; VELOCITY;

CONSTANT VELOCITIES; DISTRIBUTED CONTROL; FLOCKING; MOBILE AUTONOMOUS AGENTS; STABLE FLOCKING; TRACKING PROBLEM; VIRTUAL LEADER; WEIGHTED AVERAGES;

MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS;

EID: 48049086743     PISSN: 15618625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/asjc.22     Document Type: Article

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