Dynamic event-based consensus of multi-agent systems with secure mode resilient to DoS attack

In this article, the resilient leaderless consensus problem for a multi-agent system (MAS) under denial-of-service(DoS) attack is investigated. The DoS attack is carried out with multiple strategies. The sufficient condition for MASs achieving consensus under multi-mode DoS attack is developed. In order to actively alleviate the influence caused by the DoS attack, the MAS switches between normal and secure modes. Once a DoS attack occurs, the agents will switch into the secure mode with a lower open-loop divergence rate. A dynamic event-based consensus protocol is proposed, driving the MAS achieve consensus while saving communication resources effectively. Moreover, rigorous proof analysis demonstrates the Zeno-free property of the developed dynamic event-triggered mechanism. Finally, a numerical simulation is provided to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed theoretical results.