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    Area of Science:

    • Control Theory
    • Systems Engineering
    • Networked Systems

    Background:

    • Multiagent systems with nonlinear dynamics present challenges in achieving consensus.
    • Classical periodic sampled-data controllers offer limited flexibility.
    • Aperiodic sampled-data controllers provide enhanced adaptability.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop consensus protocols for nonlinear multiagent systems using aperiodic sampled-data controllers.
    • To reformulate sampled-data systems into continuous systems with time-varying delays.
    • To establish sufficient conditions for consensusability and analyze stability.

    Main Methods:

    • Input delay approach to reformulate the sampled-data system.
    • Continuous Lyapunov functional incorporating sampling patterns and free-weighting matrix method.
    • Novel discontinuous Lyapunov functional based on vector extension of Wirtinger's inequality for constant input delays.

    Main Results:

    • Sufficient conditions for consensusability in nonlinear multiagent systems with aperiodic sampled-data controllers.
    • Simplified and efficient stability conditions for computation and optimization.
    • Estimation of the maximal allowable sampling interval upper bound.

    Conclusions:

    • The proposed aperiodic sampled-data control protocol effectively achieves consensus in nonlinear multiagent systems.
    • The novel Lyapunov functional methods offer computational advantages and improved efficiency.
    • The findings contribute to the advancement of distributed control and coordination theory.