Relaxed conditions for consensus in multi-agent coordination

Journal of Systems Science and Complexity

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 347-361

  Li, Qin ^a   Jiang, Zhongping ^a  

^a POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Averaging protocol; Consensus; Multi agent systems; Vicsek's model

Indexed keywords

AVERAGING PROTOCOL; CONSENSUS; CONSENSUS PROTOCOLS; CONTINUOUS-TIME; DISCRETE-TIME; INFORMATION EXCHANGING; INITIAL CONDITIONS; MULTI-AGENT COORDINATIONS; RELAXED CONDITIONS; SUFFICIENT CONDITIONS; TIME SEQUENCES; VICSEK'S MODEL;

AGENTS; CONTINUOUS TIME SYSTEMS; TIME SHARING SYSTEMS; TIME VARYING SYSTEMS;

MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS;

EID: 48449087613     PISSN: 10096124     EISSN: 15597067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11424-008-9118-6     Document Type: Article

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