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    • Control Systems Engineering
    • Cloud Computing
    • Networked Systems

    Background:

    • Networked multiagent systems (NMASs) face challenges in achieving simultaneous stability and consensus due to network-induced delays.
    • Existing control strategies often struggle to actively compensate for these unpredictable network delays.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To design and analyze a cloud-based predictive control scheme for NMASs.
    • To achieve simultaneous stability and consensus in NMASs.
    • To actively compensate for network delays in the control loop.

    Main Methods:

    • Development of a cloud predictive control scheme tailored for NMASs.
    • Detailed design of the cloud predictive controller architecture.
    • Analysis of stability and consensus conditions for the closed-loop system.

    Main Results:

    • The proposed scheme enables simultaneous achievement of stability and consensus in NMASs.
    • The controller effectively compensates for network delays, improving system performance.
    • Simulations verified the dynamical behavior and control efficacy of the proposed scheme.

    Conclusions:

    • The cloud predictive control scheme offers a robust solution for networked multiagent systems.
    • This work lays the groundwork for advanced cooperative and coordinative control applications in NMASs.