Dynamic consensus and formation: Fixed and switching topologies

  • Jun Xu*
  • , Tao Li
  • , Lihua Xie
  • , Kai Yew Lum
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

This paper addresses the dynamic consensus and formation problems of multi-agent systems for both leader-less and leader-follower cases under fixed and switched topologies. Necessary and/or sufficient conditions are presented in terms of graph topology, detectability, stabilizability, rank condition and Lyapunov inequality constraints. These conditions explicitly reveal how the intrinsic dynamics of the agents and the communication topology affect consensusability and formationability. In addition, several constructive procedures for protocol design are proposed to achieve consensus and formation. In particular, the so-called separation principle is established, which simplifies the design procedure greatly.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 18th IFAC World Congress
PublisherIFAC Secretariat
Pages9188-9193
Number of pages6
Edition1 PART 1
ISBN (Print)9783902661937
DOIs
StatePublished - 2011
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

NameIFAC Proceedings Volumes (IFAC-PapersOnline)
Number1 PART 1
Volume44
ISSN (Print)1474-6670

Keywords

  • Agents
  • Co-operative control
  • Convergence analysis

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