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    • Control Systems Engineering
    • Robotics
    • Networked Systems

    Background:

    • Consensus control is crucial for multiagent systems.
    • Existing methods struggle with unknown, distinct input delays.
    • Distributed output-feedback is challenging under these conditions.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To solve the distributed output-feedback consensus control problem for nonlinear multiagent systems.
    • To handle unknown and distinct time-varying input delays for each agent.
    • To develop a delay-independent controller for achieving consensus.

    Main Methods:

    • Constructing a novel distributed observer for leader state estimation.
    • Employing a classical observer for follower state estimation.
    • Utilizing the truncated prediction method for controller design.
    • Applying Lyapunov stability theory for rigorous proof.

    Main Results:

    • A distributed observer-based controller was designed for unknown input delays.
    • The controller ensures leader-following consensus in nonlinear multiagent systems.
    • Theoretical results were validated through numerical simulations.
    • Consensus was achieved despite individual, time-varying input delays.

    Conclusions:

    • The proposed observer-based control strategy effectively achieves consensus in nonlinear multiagent systems.
    • The method successfully addresses the challenge of unknown and distinct input delays.
    • The findings offer a robust solution for distributed control applications.