Consensus problem of second-order multi-agent systems with time-varying communication delay and switching topology

Leader-following stationary consensus problem is investigated for the second-order multi-agent systems with timevarying communication delay and switching topology.Based on Lyapunov-Krasovskii functional and Lyapunov-Razumikhin functions respectively,consensus criterions in the form of linear matrix inequality (LMI) are obtained for the system with time-varying communication delays under static interconnection topology converging to the leader’s states.Moreover,the delay-dependent consensus criterion in the form of LMI is also obtained for the system with time-invariant communication delay and switching topologies by constructing Lyapunov-Krasovskii functional.Numerical simulations present the correctness of the results.     

Cluster-Delay Consensus for Second-Order Nonlinear Multi-agent Systems

This paper investigates the second-order nonlinear multi-agent systems subject to the cluster-delay consensus. The multi-agent systems consist of leader and agents, whose dynamics are second-order nonlinear. The objective is that the agents track the leader asymptotically with different time delays, i.e., the agents in different groups reach delay consensus, while the agents in the same group reach identical consensus. To guarantee the cluster-delay consensus for the second-order multi-agent systems, a new control protocol is proposed. Then some corresponding conditions for cluster-delay consensus are derived by using Lyapunov directed method and matrix theory. Finally, the effectiveness of the theoretical analysis results are verified by some numerical simulations.     

具有不同输入时延的二阶多智能体系统一致性

研究了具有不同时变输入时延的二阶连续多智能体系统的一致性问题。首先,通过变量转换,将系统的收敛性问题转化为误差系统的稳定问题;然后,通过对系统进行变换,将二阶系统稳定性问题转换为等价系统的稳定性问题。通过构造李雅普诺夫函数,基于线性矩阵不等式(LMI)的方法,给出在无向固定拓扑条件下,系统达到一致的充分条件。最后,仿真实例证明了结果的有效性。     

Consensus of Single Integrator Multi-Agent Systems with Unbounded Transmission Delays

This paper investigates the consensus problem of single integrator multi-agent systems with unbounded time-varying transmission delays and fixed directed topology. A distributed controller is proposed taking into consideration the unbounded transmission delays. It is shown that the consensus problem can be solved via the proposed controller under the spanning tree assumption and the nocycle assumption. The authors characterize the no-cycle assumption and prove the consensus of the concerned multi-agent system with an induction procedure. Two simulation examples are provided,one to illustrate the effectiveness of our result and the other to show the necessity of the no-cycle assumption.     

Data-Driven Leader-Follower Output Synchronization for Networked Non-Linear Multi-Agent Systems with Switching Topology and Time-Varying Delays

This paper studies the output synchronization problem for a class of networked non-linear multi-agent systems with switching topology and time-varying delays. To synchronize the outputs, a leader is introduced whose connectivity to the followers varies with time, and a novel data-driven consensus protocol based on model free adaptive control is proposed, where the reference input of each follower is designed to be the time-varying average of the neighboring agents’ outputs. Both the case when the leader is with a prescribed reference input and the case otherwise are considered. The proposed protocol allows for time-varying delays, switching topology, and does not use the agent structure or the dynamics information implicitly or explicitly. Sufficient conditions are derived to guarantee the closed-loop stability, and conditions for consensus convergence are obtained, where only a joint spanning tree is required. Numerical simulations and practical experiments are conducted to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed protocol.     

Consensus of Linear Multi-Agent Systems with Persistent Disturbances via Distributed Output Feedback

This paper addresses the consensus problem of general linear multi-agent systems with persistent disturbances by distributed output feedback. Suppose that states of agents can not be obtained directly. Several estimators are designed to observe states of agents and the unknown disturbances.A protocol is proposed to drive all agents achieve consensus. Based on the method of model transformation and the property of permutation matrix, sufficient conditions for consensus are obtained in terms of linear matrix inequalities. Finally, simulations are given to show the effectiveness of presented results.     

Projective Group Consensus of Multi-Agent Systems with Arbitrary Parameter

In this paper, the projective group consensus issue for second order multi-agent systems(MASs) in directed graphs with a dynamic leader is investigated. The proposed projective group consensus with arbitrary parameter includes traditional consensus, reverse group consensus and cluster consensus as its special cases. Novel distributed control protocols are designed to obtain projective group consensus without analyzing signed directed graph as in most current literatures on bipartite consensus problem. On the basis of Lyapunov stability property, algebraic graph and some necessary matrix theory, sufficient conditions for delay and delay-free cases are derived. Finally, simulations of nonlinear chaotic MASs are adopted to testify the theoretical 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 Average Generalized Consensus of Multi-Agent Systems Under Time-Delays and Stochastic Disturbances

Compared with the traditional consensus problem, this paper deals with the mean square average generalized consensus(MSAGC) of multi-agent systems under fixed directed topology, where all agents are affected by stochastic disturbances. Distributed protocol depending on delayed time information from neighbors is designed. Based on Lyapunov stability theory, together with results from matrix theory and It o s derivation theory, the linear matrix inequalities approach is used to establish sufficient conditions to ensure MSAGC of multi-agent systems. Finally, numerical simulations are provided to illustrate the theoretical results.     

Passivity analysis for uncertain stochastic neural networks with discrete interval and distributed time-varying delays

The problem of passivity analysis is investigated for uncertain stochastic neural networks with discrete interval and distributed time-varying delays. The parameter uncertainties are assumed to be norm bounded and the delay is assumed to be time-varying and belongs to a given interval, which means that the lower and upper bounds of interval time-varying delays are available. By constructing proper Lyapunov-Krasovskii functional and employing a combination of the free-weighting matrix method and stochastic analysis technique, new delay dependent passivity conditions are derived in terms of linear matrix inequalities (LMIs). Finally, numerical examples are given to show the less conservatism of the proposed conditions.     

一类离散时间异构多智能体系统有向图下的一致性分析

研究了离散时间一阶二阶混合的异构多智能体系统有向通信下的一致性问题。首先,对该系统内的个体分别提出了相应的一致性协议。针对该异构系统不满足离散时间系统研究中凸性要求的问题,本文引入了一个非奇异变换,采用非负矩阵理论和一致性理论,分别分析得出了系统在固定和动态拓扑下实现一致性的充分条件。当通信拓扑包含生成树,采样时间和控制参数在一定范围内取值系统将获得一致性,该范围取决于通信拓扑的度矩阵。最后,通过仿真对该结论进行了验证。     

线性不确定多时滞系统的稳定性新判据

针对线性不确定多时滞系统,建立了一个新的时滞无关稳定性充分条件的结果。根据谱半径相关理论,通过频域法,在只要求系统矩阵A为Hurwitz矩阵的条件下,得到了线性不确定多时滞系统的稳定性新判据。最后,通过两个数值示例与已有文献中的结果进行比较,说明了该结果的有效性。     

New Results on Stability and Stabilization of Delayed Caputo Fractional Order Systems with Convex Polytopic Uncertainties

In this paper, the problems of robust stability and stabilization, for the first time, are studied for delayed fractional-order linear systems with convex polytopic uncertainties. The authors derive some sufficient conditions for the problems based on linear matrix inequality technique combined with fractional Razumikhin stability theorem. All the results are obtained in terms of linear matrix inequalities that are numerically tractable. The proposed results are quite general and improve those given in the literature since many factors, such as discrete and distributed delays, convex polytopic uncertainties, global stability and stabilizability, are considered. Numerical examples and simulation results are given to illustrate the effectiveness of the effectiveness of our results.     

Delay-dependent robust H∞ control of convex polyhedral uncertain fuzzy systems

The robust H∞ control problem for a class of uncertain Takagi-Sugeno fuzzy systems with time-varying state delays is studied. The uncertain parameters are supposed to reside in a polytope. Based on the delay-dependent Lyapunov functional method, a new delay-dependent robust H∞ fuzzy controller, which depends on the size of the delays and the derivative of the delays, is presented in term of linear matrix inequalities (LMIs). For all admissible uncertainties and delays, the controller guarantees not only the asymptotic stability of the system but also the prescribed H∞ attenuation level. In addition, the effectiveness of the proposed design method is demonstrated by a numerical example.     

单边Lipschitz非线性多智能体系统一致性追踪控制

针对单边Lipschitz非线性多智能体系统,提出了一种分布式一致性控制方法.首先,构建了领导-跟随者动力学结构,用于实现单边Lipschitz多智能体系统的追踪控制.然后,设计了单边Lipschitz非线性多智能体系统的一致性控制协议,可根据智能体之间局部交互信息构建分布式反馈控制,并将系统的一致性追踪问题转化为系统...     

时变时滞统一混沌系统的脉冲同步控制

对参数不确定时变时滞统一混沌系统的脉冲同步控制问题进行了理论分析,利用脉冲控制方法、 李雅普诺夫稳定理论和矩阵不等式技术,给出了在驱动系统和响应系统的时滞不相同时, 其脉冲一致渐近同步的充分条件,并由此设计了一个与时滞和初值有关的脉冲控制器. 最后,通过数值示例仿真对所得结果进行了验证.     

随机时延网络控制系统的鲁棒H∞状态反馈控制

研究了含有双随机时延的不确定网络控制系统的鲁棒H_∞状态反馈控制问题。将传感器到控制器和控制器到执行器的网络时延建模为相互独立的连续时间离散状态的马尔可夫随机过程。基于此网络环境,构造时延依赖的控制器,将不确定网络控制系统转化为马尔可夫跳变系统。通过Lyapunov Krasovskii泛函方法和新的矩阵不等式技术,给出了系统随机稳定且满足H_∞性能的充分条件,并以矩阵不等式形式给出了相应的控制器设计方法。最后,给出了仿真算例,验证了该方法的有效性。     

基于广义动态灰关联度窗口的时滞分析模型

基于静态最大关联度准则的经典灰关联时滞分析方法对样本时序的依赖性较强,分析结论的代表性较差、甚至会出现自相矛盾的地方.为此,本文探讨了一种新的全局性动态时滞分析方法.首先,设计了新信息优先加权算子,将其引入广义灰色关联度模型,强调新信息在关联分析中的重要性.其次,针对经典的基于灰关联度的时滞分析方法的不足,提出动态灰关联度窗口的概念,对样本时序中所有潜在时滞取值展开系统化的分析.再者,定义了基于动态灰关联度窗口概念的时滞关联度矩阵以及相应的时滞灰关联度向量,设计出灰栈矩阵这一特殊灰关联数据存储结构,动态对比所有潜在时滞关系,找出代表性时滞值.最后,对宏观经济指标之间的时滞关系展开案例分析,并与经典灰关联时滞分析方法进行对比,结果表明本文设计的时滞分析方法具有更好的说服力.     

Consensus of Heterogeneous Multi-Agent Systems with Intermittent Communication

This paper studies consensus of a class of heterogeneous multi-agent systems composed of first-order and second-order agents with intermittent communication. For leaderless multi-agent systems, we propose a distributed consensus algorithm based on the intermittent information of neighboring agents. Some sufficient conditions are obtained to guarantee the consensus of heterogeneous multi-agent systems in terms of bilinear matrix inequalities(BMIs). Meanwhile, the relationship between communication duration and each control period is sought out. Moreover, the designed algorithm is extended to leader-following multi-agent systems without velocity measurements. Finally, the effectiveness of the main results is illustrated by numerical simulations.     

变权区间数Heronian算子下集群态势觉察一致性评估

无人机集群协同态势觉察一致性是集群协同作战获取信息优势的重要条件,基于此提出了基于变权区间数Heronian算子的集群态势觉察一致性评估方法,用于多种(作战仿真)情况下集群协同态势觉察一致性分析。首先,结合集群协同作战需求,从完备性、准确性等方面对一致性评估指标进行建模;然后,考虑多时刻指标数据的不确定性,构建非线性处理的区间决策矩阵,利用变权理论求取权重;最后,考虑指标的关联性,使用区间数加权Heronian平均算子集结指标数据,利用集结的区间数表征集群态势觉察一致性。结果表明,所提指标及方法可以有效分析集群协同态势觉察一致性。