Group consensus control for heterogeneous multi-agent systems with fixed and switching topologies

Guoguang Wen, Jun Huang*, Chunyan Wang, Zhi Chen, Zhaoxia Peng

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Abstract

In this paper, the group consensus problems of heterogeneous multi-agent systems with fixed and switching topologies are investigated. First, a class of distributed group consensus protocol is proposed for achieving the group consensus of heterogeneous multi-agent systems by using the neighbours information. Then, some corresponding sufficient conditions are obtained to guarantee the achievement of group consensus. Rigorous proofs are given by using graph theory, matrix theory and Lyapunov theory. Finally, numerical simulations are also given to verify the theoretical analysis.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)259-269
Number of pages11
JournalInternational Journal of Control
Volume89
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Feb 2016
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Heterogeneous multi-agent systems
  • algebraic graph theory
  • distributed control
  • fixed and switching topologies
  • group consensus

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