Consensus of multi-agent systems based on sampled-data control

International Journal of Control

Volumn 82, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2193-2205

  Gao, Yanping ^a   Wang, Long ^a   Xie, Guangming ^a   Wu, Bin ^a  

^a Peking University   (China)

Author keywords

Average dwell time; Consensus; Multi agent systems; Sampled data control; Switching topology

Indexed keywords

ARBITRARY SWITCHING; AVERAGE DWELL TIME; CHARACTERISATION; CONSENSUS; CONSENSUS PROBLEMS; DIRECTED NETWORK; SAMPLED-DATA CONTROL; SAMPLING PERIOD; SUFFICIENT CONDITIONS; SWITCHING SIGNALS; SWITCHING TOPOLOGY; THEORETICAL RESULT;

MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS; SWITCHING; TOPOLOGY;

SAMPLED DATA CONTROL SYSTEMS;

EID: 70449104296     PISSN: 00207179     EISSN: 13665820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207170902948035     Document Type: Article

References (30)

1. Brown, J.W., and Churchill, R.V. (2003), Complex Variables and Applications, New York: McGraw-Hill Higher Education.
2. Chen, T., and Francis, B. (1995), Optimal Sampled-data Control Systems, London: Springer.
3. Daafouz, J., Riedinger, P., and Iung, C. (2002), 'Stability Analysis and Control Synthesis for Switched Systems: a Switched Lyapunov Function Approach', IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 47, 1883-1887.
4. Fax, J.A., and Murray, R.M. (2004), 'Information Flow and Cooperative Control of Vehicle Formations', IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 49, 1465-1476.
5. Galbusera, L., Marciandi, M.P.E., Bolzern, P., and Ferrari- Trecate, G. (2007), 'Control Schemes Based on the Wave Equation for Consensus in Multi-agent Systems with Double-integrator Dynamics', in Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, New Orleans, LA, USA, pp. 1498-1503.
6. Gazi, V. (2008), 'Stability of an Asynchronous Swarm with Time-dependent Communication Links', IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Part B: Cybernetics, 38, 267-274.
7. Godsil, C., and Royal, G. (2001), Algebraic Graph Theory, New York: Springer-Verlag. Hatano, Y., and Mesbahi, M. (2005), 'Agreement Over Random Networks', IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 50, 1867-1872.
8. Hayakawa, T., Matsuzawa, T., and Hara, S. (2006), 'Formation Control of Multi-agent Systems with Sampled Information-relationship Between Information Exchange Structure and Control Performance', in Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, San Diego, CA, USA, pp. 4333-4338.
9. Hong, Y., Hu, J., and Gao, L. (2006), 'Tracking Control for Multi-agent Consensus with an Active Leader and Variable Topology', Automatica, 42, 1177-1182.
10. Jadbabaie, A., Lin, J., and Morse, A.S. (2003), 'Coordination of Groups of Mobile Autonomous Agents Using Nearest Neighbour Rules', IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 48, 988-1001.
11. Moreau, L. (2005), 'Stability of Multiagent Systems with Time-dependent Communication Links', IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 50, 169-182.
12. Morse, A.S. (1996), 'Supervisory Control of Families of Linear Set-point Controllers, part 1: Exact Matching', IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 41, 1413-1431.
13. Ogata, K. (1987), Discrete-time Control Systems, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall.
14. Olfati-Saber, R., and Murray, R.M. (2004), 'Consensus Problems in Networks of Agents with Switching Topology and Time-delays', IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 49, 1520-1533.
15. Ren, W., Beard, R.W., and Kingston, D.B. (2005), 'Multiagent Kalman Consensus with Relative Uncertainty', in Proceedings of the American Control Conference, Portland, OR, USA, pp. 1865-1870.
16. Ren, W., and Beard, R.W. (2005), 'Consensus Seeking in Multiagent Systems Under Dynamically Changing Interaction Topologies', IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 50, 655-661.
17. Ren, W., Moore, K.L., and Chen, Y. (2007), 'High-order and Model Reference Consensus Algorithms in Cooperative Control of Multivehicle Systems', Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurements and Control, 129, 678-688.
18. Ren, W., and Atkins, E. (2007), 'Distributed Multi-vehicle Coordinated Control via Local Information Exchange', International Journal of Robust Nonlinear Control, 17, 1002-1033.
19. Ren, W., Beard, R.W., and Atkins, E.M. (2007), 'Information Consensus in Multi-vehicle Cooperative Control', IEEE Control Systems Magazine, 27, 71-82. (Pubitemid 46562979)
20. Ren, W. (2008), 'On Consensus Algorithms for Doubleintegrator Dynamics', IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 53, 1503-1509.
21. Ren, W., and Cao, Y. (2008), 'Convergence of Sampled-data Consensus Algorithms for Double-integrator Dynamics', in Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Cancun, Mexico, pp. 3965-3970.
22. Sun, Y., Wang, L., and Xie, G. (2008), 'Average Consensus in Networks of Dynamic Agents with Switching Topologies and Multiple Time-varying Delays', Systems & Control Letters, 57, 175-183.
23. Vicsek, T., Cziró k, A., Ben-Jacob, E., Cohen, I., and Schochet, O. (1995), 'Novel Type of Phase Transition in a System of Self-driven Particles', Physical Review Letters, 75, 1226-1229.
24. Wang, W., and Slotine, J.J.E. (2006), 'Contraction Analysis of Time-delayed Communications and Group Cooperation', IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 51, 712-717.
25. Xiao, F., and Wang, L. (2006), 'State Consensus for Multiagent Systems with Switching Topologies and Time-varying Delays', International Journal of Control, 79, 1277-1284.
26. Xiao, F., Wang, L., and Jia, Y. (2008), 'Fast Information Sharing in Networks of Autonomous Agents', in Proceedings of the American Control Conference, Washington, USA, pp. 4388-4393.
27. Xiao, F., and Wang, L. (2008), 'Asynchronous Consensus in Continuous-time Multi-agent Systems with Switching Topology and Time-varying Delays', IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 53, 1804-1816.
28. Xie, G., and Wang, L. (2007), 'Consensus Control for a Class of Networks of Dynamic Agents', International Journal of Robust Nonlinear Control, 17, 941-959.
29. Zhai, G., Hu, B., Yasuda, K., and Michel, A.N. (2001), 'Disturbance Attenuation Properties of Time-controlled Switched Systems', Journal of the Franklin Institute, 338, 765-779.
30. Zhai, G., Hu, B., Yasuda, K., and Michel, A.N. (2002), 'Qualitative Analysis of Discrete-time Switched Systems', in Proceedings of the American Control Conference, Anchorage, AK, pp. 1880-1885.