Multi-agent consensus with time-varying delays and switching topologies

The consensus problems of multi-agents with time-varying delays and switching topologies are studied. First, assume that an agent receives state information from its neighbors with fixed communication delays and processes its own state information with time-varying self-delay respectively. The state time-delay feedback is introduced into the existing consensus protocol to begenerate an improved protocol. Then a sufficient condition is derived which can make the system with time-varying self-delays achieve the consensus. On this basis, a specific form of consensus equilibrium influenced by the initial states of agents, time-delays and state feedback intensity is figured out. In addition, the multi-agent consensus is considered with time-varying topologies. Finally, simulations are presented to il ustrate the validity of theoretical results.     

Consensus design for continuous-time multi-agent systems with communication delay

This paper investigates a consensus design problem for continuous-time first-order multiagent systems with uniform constant communication delay.Provided that the agent dynamic is unstable and the diagraph is undirected,sufficient conditions are derived to guarantee consensus.The key technique is the adoption of historical input information in the protocol.Especially,when agent＇s own historical input information is used in the protocol design,the consensus condition is constructed in terms of agent dynamic,communication delay,and the eigenratio of the network topology.Simulation result is presented to validate the effectiveness of the theoretical result.     

Scheme based on time-varying switching surface for second-order discrete system

A scheme based on time-varying switching surface for second-order discrete system is introduced. The switching surface is initially designed to pass arbitrary initial conditions, and subsequently move towards a predetermined switching surface by rotating or shifting. This robustness is obtained through shortening the reaching phase. The result of simulation is ensured.     

Consensus algorithm for multiple quadrotor systems under fixed and switching topologies

The distributed leadless consensus problem for multiple quadrotor systems under fixed and switching topologies is investigated. The objective is to design protocols achieving consensus for networked quadrotors＇ positions and attitudes. Because the model of a quadrotor is a strong high-order nonlinear coupling system, the approach of feedback linearization is employed to transform the model into a group of four linear subsystems among which there is no coupling. Then, a consensus algorithm is proposed which consists of a local feedback controller and interactions from the finite neighbors under fixed undirected topologies. Especially, the problem of choosing the parameters in the consensus algo-rithm is also addressed, enlightened by the results of the robust control theory. Furthermore, it is proved that the proposed algo-rithm also guarantees the consensus under undirected switching topologies. Simulation results show the effectiveness of the pro- posed algorithm.     

Multi-agent aggregation behavior analysis: The dynamic communication topology*

The authors extend the Gazi＇s swarm model with local neighbor rules and the dynamic communication topology, and study its aggregation properties. Results of analysis show that all agents in the models aggregate and eventually form a cohesive cluster of finite size around the swarm center or the appointed point. Finally, simulations are provided to testify some of the results. Models in the paper are more applicable to the reality for the advantage that each agent only needs the partial information of the entire dynamic system when making motion decision.     

New criteria on delayed state feedback stabilization for stochastic systems with time-varying delay

The problems of robust exponential stability in mean square and delayed state feedback stabilization for uncertain stochastic systems with time-varying delay are studied.By using Jensen’s integral inequality and combining with the free weighting matrix approach,new delay-dependent stability conditions and delayed state feedback stabilization criteria are obtained in terms of linear matrix inequalities.Meanwhile,the proposed delayed state feedback stabilization criteria are more convenient in application than the existing ones since fewer tuning parameters are involved.Numerical examples are given to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed methods.     

Delay-dependent exponential stability of impulsive stochastic systems with time-varying delay

The problem of delay-dependent exponential stability is investigated for impulsive stochastic systems with time-varying delay.Although the exponential stability of impulsive stochastic delay systems has been discussed by several authors,few works have been done on delay-dependent exponential stability of impulsive stochastic delay systems.Firstly,the Lyapunov-Krasovskii functional method combing the free-weighting matrix approach is applied to investigate this problem.Some delay-dependent mean square exponential stability criteria are derived in terms of linear matrix inequalities.In particular,the estimate of the exponential convergence rate is also provided,which depends on system parameters and impulsive effects.The obtained results show that the system will stable if the impulses’ frequency and amplitude are suitably related to the increase or decrease of the continuous flows,and impulses may be used as controllers to stabilize the underlying stochastic system.Numerical examples are given to show the effectiveness of the results.     

Stability analysis of cellular neural networks with time-varying delay

The global asymptotic stability of cellular neural networks with delays is investigated. Three kinds of time delays have been considered. New delay-dependent stability criteria are proposed and are formulated as the feasibility of some linear matrix inequalities, which can be checked easily by resorting to the recently developed interior-point algorithms. Based on the Finsler Lemma, it is theoretically proved that the proposed stability criteria are less conservative than some existing results.     

Mean-square exponential stability for stochastic time-varying delay systems with Markovian jumping parameters: a delay decomposition approach

The mean-square exponential stability problem is investigated for a class of stochastic time-varying delay systems with Markovian jumping parameters.By decomposing the delay interval into multiple equidistant subintervals,a new delay-dependent and decay-rate-dependent criterion is presented based on constructing a novel Lyapunov functional and employing stochastic analysis technique.Besides,the decay rate has no conventional constraint and can be selected according to different practical conditions.Finally,two numerical examples are provided to show that the obtained result has less conservatism than some existing ones in the literature.     

具有弱通讯的多智能体分布式自适应协同跟踪控制

针对具有弱通讯的高阶严反馈非线性多智能体系统,提出一种新颖的分布式自适应反演控制方法,并研究了该系统的协同跟踪控制问题.首先,以5个智能体作为被控对象,其中一个智能体以分布式结构组成"领航者-跟随者"编队模式,并且将领航者的运动速度作为整个编队系统的前行速度,其余智能体作为跟随者跟随领航者编队运动.其次,采用自适应反演...     

Stability of nonlinearly-perturbed systems with time varying delay using LMIs

This paper studies delay dependent robust stability and the stabilization problem of nonlinear perturbed systems with time varying delay. A new set of sufficient conditions for the stability of open as well as close loop systems are obtained in the sense of Lyapunov-Krasovskii. To reduce the conservatism, the work exploits the idea of splitting the delay interval into multiple equal regions so that less information on the time delay can be imposed to derive the results. The derived criterion not only improves the upper bounds of the time delay but also does not require the derivative of the delay to be known at prior. Easily testable sufficient criteria are presented in terms of linear matrix inequalities. It is shown that the derived conditions are very less conservative while comparing the maximum allowable upper bound of delay with the existing results in literature.     

T-S模糊时滞系统的鲁棒无源控制

基于Lyapunov稳定性理论,时具有参数不确定性的T-S模糊时滞系统的鲁棒稳定性和无源性进行了研究.具有参数不确定性的T-S模糊模型可以任意精度近似连续非线性不确定系统.假设系统中的参数不确定性是范数有界的.运用Lyapunov稳定性理论给出了鲁棒无源控制器存在的充分条件.通过解一组线性矩阵不等式(LMIs),可直接获得鲁棒无源控制器.所设计的鲁棒无源控制器能够保证对于T-S模糊时滞系统中所有的参数不确定性,闭环系统都是鲁棒稳定的并且是严格无源的.并且,通过求解带有约束条件的线性矩阵不等式问题,可以设计出具有最大耗散率的鲁棒无源控制器.数值例子验证了所提出设计方法的有效性.     

On the exponential stability of neural networks systems with time-varying delay

In this paper, exponential stability of Hopfield-type neural networks with time-varying delays are analyzed. By using the Lyapunov functional method, sufficient conditions are obtained for general exponential stabilities. At the same time, the output functions do not satisfy the Lipschitz conditions and do not require them to be differential or strictly monotonously increasing. Moreover, all results are established without assuming any symmetry of the connection matrix.A numeric example is pressented to show the effective of these criteria.     

Leader-following coordination of multi-agent systems with information feedback

Based on the strategy of information feedback from followers to the leader, flocking control of a group of agents with a leader is studied. The leader tracks a pre-defined trajectory and at the same time the leader uses the feedback information from followers to the leader to modify its motion. The advantage of this control scheme is that it reduces the tracking errors and improves the robustness of the team cohesion to followers’ faults. The results of simulation are provided to illustrate that information feedback can improve the performance of the system.     

Robust stability and stabilization for uncertain discrete-time switched singular systems with time-varying delays

The problems of robust stability and stabilization via memoryless state feedback for a class of discrete-time switched singular systems with time-varying delays and linear fractional uncertainties are investigated. By constructing a novel switched Lyapunov–Krasovskii functional, a delay-dependent criterion for the unforced system to be regular, causal and uniformly asymptotically stable is established in terms of linear matrix inequalities (LMIs). An explicit expression for the desired memoryless state feedback stabilization controller is also given. The merits of the proposed criteria lie in their less conservativeness and relative simplicity, which are achieved by considering additionally useful terms (ignored in previous methods) when estimating the upper bound of the forward difference of the Lyapunov–Krasovskii functional and by avoiding utilizing any model augmentation transformation. Some numerical examples are provided to illustrate the validity of the proposed methods.     

时延网络控制系统的区域极点配置设计

针对存在时变有界时延的网络控制系统,在一定假设条件下,基于分离原理讨论了状态观测器和状态反馈控制器的设计方法。状态观测器通过在开环预测和闭环预测间切换以补偿时延的影响,同时考虑时延的时变性以及回路中长时延的存在,闭环预测也是在多个模型间切换,从而将状态观测器建模成具有多个子系统的离散切换系统。在此基础上,利用预测状态作为控制器的输入,设计了具有圆盘区域极点约束的状态反馈控制器。最后以线性矩阵不等式可行解的方式分别给出了控制器和观测器的构造方法,仿真结果说明了所提出方法的有效性。     

Delay-dependent stability and stabilization of a class of linear switched time-varying delay systems

The stability and stabilization of a class of linear switched time-varying delay systems are investigated. A piecewise quadratic Lyapunov function (PWQLF) is constructed and is used to obtain the stability conditions based on the linear matrix inequalities (LMIs). The stabilizing controller for this class of system is then designed and the solution of the desired controller can be obtained by a cone complementary linearization algorithm. Numerical examples are provided to illustrate the less conservativeness of the new stability and the validity of the controller design procedures.     

考虑时延与丢包的网络控制系统分析与综合

针对具有时变网络诱导时延和丢包问题的网络控制系统稳定性分析与控制器设计问题,通过考虑网络诱导时延是时变和有界的情形,并分析网络诱导时延与其上界之间的关系,应用Lyapunov-Krasovskii泛函结合积分不等式方法,提出了一种改进的、同时考虑了网络诱导时延和丢包问题的网络控制系统稳定条件,并基于改进的锥补线性化迭代算法（improved cone complementary linearization, ICCL）给出了一种具有更低保守性的控制器设计方法。数值实例表明上述方法的有效性。     

Design and performance analysis of networked control systems with random delay

The design and performance analysis of networked control systems with random network delay in the forward channel is proposed, which are described in a state-space form. A new control scheme is used to overcome the effects of network transmission delay, which is termed networked predictive control (NPC). Furthermore, three different ways to choose control input are discussed and the performances are analyzed, respectively. Both real-time simulations and practical experiments show the effectiveness of the control scheme.