Multi-formation control of nonlinear leader-following multi-agent systems
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Published on: January 19, 2019
Tao Han1, Zhi-Hong Guan2, Ming Chi2
1College of Automation, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, PR China; College of Mechatronics and Control Engineering, Hubei Normal University, Huangshi 435002, PR China.
Abstract:
This paper deals with the multi-formation control problem for nonlinear leader-following multi-agent systems. Both the fixed topology case and the switching topology case are considered. The neighbor-based multi-formation control protocols are proposed under the assumption that for one subgroup, the total information received from other subgroups is zero. Then, based on the Lyapunov stability theory combined with the algebraic graph theory, sufficient conditions are established to ensure that the leader-following multi-agent systems with nonlinear dynamics can reach and maintain the desired multi-formation control. Finally, simulation examples are provided to illustrate the effectiveness of the theoretical results.
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