Connectivity-Preserving Coordination Control of Multi-Agent Systems with Time-Varying Delays

2018/03/21 by Yuan Yang, Yang Shi, Yang, Yuan +3
Computer Science · #Distributed Control Multi-Agent Systems #Neural Networks Stability and Synchronization #Nonlinear Dynamics and Pattern Formation

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1803.08152

Abstract

This paper presents a distributed position synchronization strategy that also preserves the initial communication links for single-integrator multi-agent systems with time-varying delays. The strategy employs a coordinating proportional control derived from a specific type of potential energy, augmented with damping injected through a dynamic filter. The injected damping maintains all agents within the communication distances of their neighbours, and asymptotically stabilizes the multi-agent system, in the presence of time delays. Regarding the closed-loop single-integrator multi-agent system as a double-integrator system suggests an extension of the proposed strategy to connectivity-preserving coordination of Euler-Lagrange networks with time-varying delays. Lyapunov stability analysis and simulation results validate the two designs.

Citations

• Consensus Problems in Networks of Agents With Switching Topology and Time-Delays

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