Consensus problems of multi-agent systems with noise perturbation

In this paper, by using the stability theory of stochastic differential equations, the average-consensus problem with noise perturbation is investigated. It is analytically proved that the consensus could be achieved with a probability of one. Furthermore, numerical examples are taken to illustrate the effectiveness of the theoretical result.

Consensus Problem of Heterogeneous Multi-agent Systems with Time Delay under Fixed and Switching Topologies

Consensus problem is investigated for heterogeneous multi-agent systems composed of first-order agents and second-order agents in this paper. Leader-following consensus protocol is adopted to solve consensus problem of heterogeneous multi-agent systems with time-varying communication and input delays. By constructing Lyapunov-Krasovkii functional, sufficient consensus conditions in linear matrix inequality(LMI) form are obtained for the system under fixed interconnection topology. Moreover, consensus conditions are also obtained for the heterogeneous systems under switching topologies with time delays. Simulation examples are given to illustrate effectiveness of the results.

A new approach to consensus problems in discrete-time multiagent systems with time-delays

In this paper, consensus problems in discrete-time multiagent systems with time-invariant delays are considered. In order to characterize the structures of communication topologies, the concept of ＂pre-leader-follower＂ decomposition is introduced. Then, a necessary and sufficient condition for state consensus is established. By this method, consensus problems in networks with a single time-delay, as well as with multiple time-delays, are studied, and some necessary and sufficient conditions for solvability of consensus problems are obtained.

Distributed H_(∞)Consensus Problem for First-Order Multi-Agent Systems with Antagonistic Interactions and Nonconvex Constraints

This paper investigates the distributed H_(∞)consensus problem for a first-order multiagent system where both cooperative and antagonistic interactions coexist.In the presence of external disturbances,a distributed control algorithm using local information is addressed and a sufficient condition to get the H_(∞)control gain is obtained,which make the states of the agents in the same group converge to a common point while the inputs of each agent are constrained in the nonconvex sets.Finally,a numerical simulation is exhibited to illustrate the theory.

Consensus of high-order dynamic multi-agent systems with switching topology and time-varying delays

This paper studies the consensus problems for a group of agents with switching topology and time-varying communication delays, where the dynamics of agents is modeled as a high-order integrator. A linear distributed consensus protocol is proposed, which only depends on the agent＇s own information and its neighbors＇ partial information. By introducing a decomposition of the state vector and performing a state space transformation, the closed-loop dynamics of the multi-agent system is converted into two decoupled subsystems. Based on the decoupled subsystems, some sufficient conditions for the convergence to consensus are established, which provide the upper bounds on the admissible communication delays. Also, the explicit expression of the consensus state is derived. Moreover, the results on the consensus seeking of the group of high-order agents have been extended to a network of agents with dynamics modeled as a completely controllable linear time-invariant system. It is proved that the convergence to consensus of this network is equivalent to that of the group of high-order agents. Finally, some numerical examples are given to demonstrate the effectiveness of the main results.

Distributed fuzzy fault-tolerant consensus of leader-follower multi-agent systems with mismatched uncertainties

In this paper,the distributed fuzzy fault-tolerant tracking consensus problem of leader-follower multi-agent systems(MASs)is studied.The objective system includes actuator faults,mismatched parameter uncertainties,nonlinear functions,and exogenous disturbances under switching communication topologies.To solve this problem,a distributed fuzzy fault-tolerant controller is proposed for each follower by adaptive mechanisms to track the state of the leader.Furthermore,the fuzzy logic system is utilized to approximate the unknown nonlinear dynamics.An error estimator is introduced between the mismatched parameter matrix and the input matrix.Then,a selective adaptive law with relative state information is adopted and applied.When calculating the Lyapunov function’s derivative,the coupling terms related to consensus error and mismatched parameter uncertainties can be eliminated.Finally,a numerical simulation is given to validate the effectiveness of the proposed protocol.

CONSENSUS OF THE SECOND-ORDER MULTI-AGENT SYSTEMS WITH AN ACTIVE LEADER AND COUPLING TIME DELAY

This article investigates the consensus problem of the second-order multi-agent systems with an active leader and coupling time delay in direct graph. One decentralized state control rule is constructed for each agent to track the active leader and it is proved that the proposed control scheme enables the consensus to be obtained when the adjacency topology is fixed/switched. Simulation results show effectiveness of the proposed theoretical analysis.

Dynamic Consensus of High-order Multi-agent Systems and Its Application in the Motion Control of Multiple Mobile Robots

In this paper, the leader-following consensus problem for multi-agent linear dynamic systems is considered. All agents and leader have identical multi-input multi-output （MIMO） linear dynamics that can be of any order, and only the output information of each agent is delivered throughout the communication network. When the interaction topology is fixed, the leader-following consensus is attained by Ho~ dynamic output feedback control, and the sufficient condition of robust controllers is equal to the solvability of linear matrix inequality （LMI）. The whole analysis is based on spectral decomposition and an equivalent decoupled structure achieved, and the stability of the system is proved. Finally, we extended the theoretical results to the case that the interaction topology is switching. The simulation results for multiple mobile robots show the effectiveness of the devised methods.

Reference model based consensus control of second-order multi-agent systems

This paper deals with the consensus problem of multi-agent systems with second-order dynamics. The objective is to design algorithms such that all agents will have same positions and velocities. First, a reference model based consensus algorithm is proposed. It is proved that the consensus can be achieved if the communication graph has a spanning tree. Different from most of the consensus algorithms proposed in the literature, the parameters of the control laws are different among agents. Therefore, each agent can design its control law independently. Secondly, it gives a consensus algorithm for the case that the velocities of the agents are not available. Thirdly, the effectiveness of the input delay and the communication delay is considered. It shows that consensus can be achieved if the input delay of every agent is smaller than a bound related to parameters in its control law. Finally, some numerical examples are given to illustrate the proposed results.

Leader-following consensus control for networked multi-teleoperator systems with interval time-varying communication delays

We study the leader-following consensus stability and stabilization of networked multi-teleoperator systems with interval time-varying communication delays. With the construction of a suitable Lyapunov–Krasovskii functional and the utilization of the reciprocally convex approach, novel delay-dependent consensus stability and stabilization conditions for the systems are established in terms of linear matrix inequalities, which can easily be solved by various effective optimization algorithms. One illustrative example is given to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed methods.

Extended consensus analysis of multi-agent systems with switching topologies

Theoretical analysis of consensus for networked multi-agent systems with switching topologies was conducted.Supposing that information-exchange topologies of networked system are dynamic,a modified linear protocol is proffered which is more practical than existing ones.The definition of trajectory consensus is given and a new consensus protocol is exhibited such that multi-agent system achieves trajectory consensus.In addition,a formation control strategy is designed.A common Lyapunov function is proposed to analyze the consensus convergence of networked multi-agent systems with switching topologies.Simulations are provided to demonstrate the effectiveness of the theoretical results.

Multi-agent coordination in directed moving neighbourhood random networks

This paper considers the consensus problem of dynamical multiple agents that communicate via a directed moving neighbourhood random network. Each agent performs random walk on a weighted directed network. Agents interact with each other through random unidirectional information flow when they coincide in the underlying network at a given instant. For such a framework, we present sufficient conditions for almost sure asymptotic consensus. Numerical examples are taken to show the effectiveness of the obtained results.

Improving consensual performance of multi-agent systems in weighted scale-free networks

This paper studies consensus problems in weighted scale-free networks of asymmetrically coupled dynamical units, where the asymmetry in a given link is deter：mined by the relative degree of the involved nodes. It shows that the asymmetry of interactions has a great effect on the consensus. Especially, when the interactions are dominant from higher- to lower-degree nodes, both the convergence speed and the robustness to communication delay are enhanced.

Simultaneous Optimization of Renewable Energy and Energy Storage Capacity with the Hierarchical Control

To fully consider the complementary role of different energy sources and reduce the curtailment of renewable energy(RE)in high RE penetration systems,a hierarchical optimization algorithm is proposed to simultaneously optimize the capacity of RE generation and energy storage systems(ESS).Time sequence simulation(TSS)technology is adopted to fully consider the regional RE resource characteristics and make the model more reliable.An optimization model for evaluating ESS capacity is established at a lower level.To overcome the high dimensional complexity of time sequence data,this paper re-formulates this sub-model as a consensus problem,which can be solved by a distributed approach to minimize the system’s total investment costs.At the upper level,the model for assessing the proportion of wind and solar capacity is developed by maximizing the RE generation.The golden section Fibonacci tree optimization(GSFTO)algorithm is utilized to improve the efficiency and solution accuracy.The results show that the algorithm and model are feasible and applicable for the identified purposes,which can provide a useful guidance for the development of power generation and the energy storage capacity in high RE penetration systems.

Cooperative Guidance Law Design for Simultaneous Attack with Multiple Missiles Against a Maneuvering Target

This paper considers the simultaneous attack problem of multiple missiles against a maneuvering target. Different from most of the existing literature in which the simultaneous attack problem is formulated as a consensus problem of missiles＇ time-to-go estimates, this paper formulates it as the consensus problem of missiles＇ ranges-to-go. Based on this strategy, novel distributed guidance laws are proposed to solve the simultaneous attack problem with the target of unknown maneuverability.Adaptive control method is introduced to estimate the upper bound of the target＇s acceleration. The effectiveness of the proposed guidance laws is verified both theoretically and numerically.