Intra-Independent Distributed Resource Allocation Game

Dear Editor, This letter deals with distributed resource allocation (DRA) over multiple interacting coalitions, where conflicts of interest may arise due to the relevance of one coalition's decision to other coalitions' benefits. To address this challenge, a new model called intra-independent resource allocation game (IIRAG) is formulated under the framework of multi-coalition games. A new DRA algorithm is developed, which draws on techniques of variable replacement and leader-following consensus. The proposed algorithm ensures linear convergence of the collective decision to the Nash equilibrium (NE) of the IIRAG, as well as satisfaction of the resource constraint throughout the iteration process. Numerical simulations validate the effectiveness of the proposed approach.