Finite-time information consensus for multi-agent systems with fixed and switching topologies

Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena

Volumn 238, Issue 16, 2009, Pages 1550-1560

  Jiang, Fangcui ^a   Wang, Long ^a  

^a Peking University   (China)

Author keywords

Collective behavior; Finite time consensus; Multi agent systems; Nonlinear interaction function

Indexed keywords

MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION; SENSOR NETWORKS; TOPOLOGY;

ALGEBRAIC CONNECTIVITY; COLLECTIVE BEHAVIOR; FINITE-TIME CONSENSUS; INTERACTING AGENTS; INTERACTION FUNCTIONS; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATE; NONLINEAR INTERACTIONS; SWITCHING TOPOLOGY;

MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS;

EID: 67650082554     PISSN: 01672789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physd.2009.04.011     Document Type: Article

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