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Decentralized Consensus Protocols on SO(4)N and TSO(4)N with Reshaping.
Eric A Butcher1, Vianella Spaeth2
1Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Arizona, 1130 N Mountain Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA.
This study introduces novel multi-agent consensus protocols on the special orthogonal group SO(4) and its tangent bundle TSO(4). The proposed reshaping strategy ensures almost global stability for networked systems, overcoming common communication challenges.
Area of Science:
- Robotics and Control Systems
- Networked Multi-Agent Systems
- Geometric Deep Learning
Background:
- Consensus protocols aim to synchronize states in multi-agent systems despite network complexities.
- The special orthogonal group SO(n) is crucial for applications like attitude synchronization and machine learning on Lie groups.
Purpose of the Study:
- To propose N-agent consensus protocols on the Lie group SO(4) and its tangent bundle TSO(4).
- To ensure almost global stability in multi-agent systems by destabilizing non-consensus equilibria.
Main Methods:
- Development of consensus protocols for state spaces SO(4)N and TSO(4)N.
- Utilizing a reshaping strategy, particularly with ring graph topologies.
- Employing Lyapunov-based stability analysis.
Main Results:
- The proposed protocol effectively destabilizes non-consensus equilibria.
- Achieved almost global stability for consensus on SO(4)N and TSO(4)N.
- Simulations validated the protocol's advantages.
Conclusions:
- The novel consensus protocols offer robust state alignment for multi-agent systems on SO(4) and TSO(4).
- The reshaping strategy enhances stability, overcoming limitations of traditional methods.
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