Flocking shape analysis of multi-agent systems

Science China Technological Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 741-747

  Yang, JiChen ^a   Lu, QiShao ^a   Lang, XiuFeng ^a  

^a BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Flocking; Multi agent system; Non smooth control

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERING;

FLOCKING; FLOCKING CONTROL; GRADIENT BASED; LOCAL CONTROLLERS; NON-SMOOTH CONTROLS; PIECEWISE SMOOTH; SHAPE ANALYSIS; VIRTUAL LEADER;

MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS;

EID: 77950815438     PISSN: 16747321     EISSN: 18691900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11431-010-0072-x     Document Type: Article

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