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    • Robotics and Control Systems
    • Multi-Agent Systems
    • Autonomous Navigation

    Background:

    • Traditional leader-follower models struggle with nonholonomic and field-of-view (FOV) constraints in multirobot systems.
    • Maintaining both formation rigidity and inter-agent visibility is challenging under dynamic conditions.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To introduce a novel framework for achieving leader-steered (L-S) rigid formations in multirobot systems.
    • To address nonholonomic and field-of-view (FOV) constraints while ensuring visibility maintenance.
    • To develop a control strategy that balances formation adjustments with visibility requirements.

    Main Methods:

    • Development of a virtual leader model based on topological and local agent connections.
    • Implementation of a continuous and continuously differentiable switching function to manage visibility and formation adjustments.
    • Design of a distributed control protocol and a distributed observer for system implementation.

    Main Results:

    • The framework successfully achieves leader-steered (L-S) rigid formations under nonholonomic and FOV constraints.
    • Visibility is maintained between topologically connected vehicles throughout the formation maneuvers.
    • The switching function effectively balances formation control with visibility requirements, even during high-curvature trajectories.

    Conclusions:

    • The proposed framework offers a robust solution for L-S rigid formations in constrained multirobot systems.
    • The method demonstrates practical utility and effectiveness through numerical simulations and real-world experiments.
    • This approach enhances the applicability of coordinated multirobot systems in complex environments.