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This study introduces distributed averaging protocols for agriculture picking robots using sampled data. These protocols ensure robots reach an average consensus, even with communication delays, improving smart agriculture coordination.

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  • Robotics
  • Control Systems
  • Smart Agriculture

Background:

  • Distributed control is crucial for multi-robot systems in smart agriculture.
  • Coordinating agriculture picking robots under directed communication topologies presents challenges.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore distributed averaging problems for agriculture picking multi-robot systems.
  • To develop protocols for achieving average consensus using sampled data under directed communication.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing algebraic graph theory and matrix theory.
  • Proposing a distributed protocol based on nearest sampled neighbor information.
  • Developing a second protocol to handle time delays and determine a time margin.

Main Results:

  • The proposed protocols guarantee that all agents reach average consensus, reflecting the average of initial states.
  • Necessary and sufficient consensus conditions are established, even in the presence of time delays.
  • Simulation results validate the effectiveness of the developed consensus protocols.

Conclusions:

  • The developed distributed averaging protocols are effective for coordinating agriculture picking robots.
  • The protocols ensure reliable consensus achievement in smart agriculture systems, even with communication delays.