An optimal cooperation in a team of agents subject to partial information

International Journal of Control

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 571-583

  Semsar Kazerooni, E ^a   Khorasani, K ^a  

^a Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cooperative control; Information flow structure; Multi agent networks; Optimal control

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE VEHICLES; AGENTS; COST FUNCTIONS; FLOW STRUCTURE; MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

CONSENSUS ALGORITHMS; COOPERATIVE CONTROL; DECENTRALISATION; DECENTRALISED; DYNAMICAL MODELS; FINITE HORIZONS; INDIVIDUAL AGENTS; INFORMATION FLOW STRUCTURE; INTERACTION TERMS; LEADER FOLLOWERS; LINEAR REPRESENTATIONS; LOCAL INFORMATIONS; MASS MODELS; MULTI-AGENT NETWORKS; OPTIMAL CONTROL; OPTIMAL CONTROL STRATEGIES; PARTIAL INFORMATIONS; SIMULATION RESULTS; TEAM MEMBERS;

CONTROL THEORY;

EID: 61349170290     PISSN: 00207179     EISSN: 13665820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207170802195299     Document Type: Article

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