2016/02/08 by Xiang Ji, Yanjun Li, Xiang, Ji +3
Computer Science · #Distributed Control Multi-Agent Systems #Dynamical Systems (math.DS) #FOS: Electrical engineering #FOS: Mathematics #Neural Networks Stability and Synchronization #Nonlinear Dynamics and Pattern Formation #Systems and Control (eess.SY) #electronic engineering #information engineering
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1602.02598
openalex publication_date 2016/02/08 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
This paper investigates a new class of linear multi-agent network systems, in which nodes are coupled by dynamic edges in the sense that each edge has a dynamic system attached as well. The outputs of the edge dynamic systems form the external inputs of the node dynamic systems, which are termed "neighboring inputs" representing the coupling actions between nodes. The outputs of the node dynamic systems are the inputs of the edge dynamic systems. Several cooperative output regulation problems are posed, including output synchronization, output cooperation and master-slave output cooperation. Output cooperation is specified as making the neighboring input, a weighted sum of edge outputs, track a predefined trajectory by cooperation of node outputs. Distributed cooperative output regulation controllers depending on local state and neighboring inputs are presented, which are designed by combining feedback passivity theories and the internal model principle. A simulation example on the cooperative current control of an electrical network illustrates the potential applications of the analytical results.