A new framework for consensus for discrete-time directed networks of multi-agents with distributed delays

International Journal of Control

Volumn 85, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1755-1765

  Liu, Yurong ^a   Ho, Daniel W C ^b   Wang, Zidong ^c  

^a YANGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

consensus; directed network; discrete time multi agent network; distributed time delay; invariance principle

Indexed keywords

CONSENSUS; DIRECTED NETWORK; DISTRIBUTED TIME DELAYS; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLE; MULTIAGENT NETWORKS;

MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS;

TIME DELAY;

EID: 84867005388     PISSN: 00207179     EISSN: 13665820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207179.2012.703331     Document Type: Article

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