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Formation Tracking Control for Multi-Agent Networks with Fixed Time Convergence via Terminal Sliding Mode Control
Guang-Hui Xu1, Meng Li1, Jie Chen2
1Hubei Key Laboratory for High-efficiency Utilization of Solar Energy and Operation Control of Energy Storage System, School of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan 430068, China.
Abstract:
This paper investigates formation tracking control for multi-agent networks with fixed time convergence. The control task is that the follower agents are required to form a prescribed formation within a fixed time and the geometric center of the formation moves in sync with the leader. First, an error system is designed by using the information of adjacent agents and a new control protocol is designed based on the error system and terminal sliding mode control (TSMC). Then, via employing the Lyapunov stability theorem and the fixed time stability theorem, the control task is proved to be possible within a fixed time and the convergence time can be calculated by parameters. Finally, numerical results illustrate the feasibility of the proposed control protocol.
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