A construction method of fault-tolerant topology for multi-agent systems

The fault-tolerant topology is important for multi-agent systems to complete the established objectives and tasks based on distributed cooperative control. The fault-tolerant topology of multi-agent systems is studied. A clustering algorithm based on weight is presented, and the hierarchical topology is constructed by distributed extraction of the virtual backbone network. A bi-connected network is realized using a distributed algorithm which combines articulation node-based algorithm with control of relay nodes on the basis of hierarchical structure. Application of the method to the networked fire-control system is represented. Experimental results show that the proposed methods enhance the fault tolerance of topology for multi-agent systems, which lays the foundations for the networked unmanned warfare theory into practice.