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    Area of Science:

    • Control Systems Engineering
    • Networked Systems Theory
    • Robotics

    Background:

    • Multiagent systems are crucial for distributed tasks.
    • Achieving consensus (agreement) in these systems is a key challenge.
    • Time delays in communication networks can destabilize consensus.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate consensus in second-order multiagent systems with directed network topologies.
    • To analyze the impact of distributed delayed proportional-integral (PI)-type controllers on consensus.
    • To establish conditions for guaranteed consensus despite time delays.

    Main Methods:

    • Analysis of characteristic root directions.
    • Derivation of a sufficient condition for root crossing.
    • Development of a delay margin calculation.
    • Utilizing network topologies with a directed spanning tree.

    Main Results:

    • Identified a condition based on characteristic root crossing directions.
    • Established a delay margin for guaranteed consensus.
    • Demonstrated that consensus is achieved if time delay is below a critical value.
    • Observed potential consensus-stability switching with increasing delay.

    Conclusions:

    • The derived condition provides a clear criterion for consensus in delayed systems.
    • The delay margin is critical for ensuring reliable multiagent system performance.
    • Understanding delay effects is essential for designing robust distributed control systems.