Consensus tracking protocol and formation control of multi-agent systems with switching topology

Journal of Central South University of Technology (English Edition)

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1178-1183

  Nian, Xiao Hong ^a   Su, Sai Jun ^a   Pan, Huan ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Consensus protocols; Formation control; Multi agent system; Switching topology

Indexed keywords

CONSENSUS PROTOCOLS; CONVERGENCE ANALYSIS; FORMATION CONTROL; GENERAL CLASS; LYAPUNOV STABILITY THEORY; RANDOM SWITCHING; REFERENCE STATE; SPANNING TREE; SWITCHING INTERACTION TOPOLOGIES; SWITCHING TOPOLOGY; THEORETICAL RESULT; TIME VARYING; TRACKING CONTROL PROBLEM; TRACKING PROTOCOLS;

DISCRETE TIME CONTROL SYSTEMS; MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS; SWITCHING; TIME VARYING NETWORKS; TIME VARYING SYSTEMS; TOPOLOGY;

INTELLIGENT AGENTS;

EID: 80053431935     PISSN: 10059784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11771-011-0820-5     Document Type: Article

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