TY - GEN
T1 - Consensus of discrete-time multi-agent systems with nonlinear local rules and time-varying delays
AU - Chen, Yao
AU - Lü, Jinhu
AU - Lin, Zongli
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - In a multi-agent system (MAS), the agents are often considered to be autonomous entities, such as robots or software programs, each under the influence of a local rule, representing its interaction with other agents. Over the past few years, most research in the study of discrete-time MAS's concentrates on linear local rules. However, local interactions between agents are more likely to be governed by nonlinear rules with time-varying delays. This paper investigates the consensus of discrete-time MAS's with nonlinear local rules and time-varying delays. Based on a representative model, we obtain some basic criteria for the consensus of such MAS's. These results cover several existing results as special cases. Moreover, the above criteria are applied to the consensus of the classical Vicsek model with time-varying delays. Simulation results are presented to validate the obtained criteria.
AB - In a multi-agent system (MAS), the agents are often considered to be autonomous entities, such as robots or software programs, each under the influence of a local rule, representing its interaction with other agents. Over the past few years, most research in the study of discrete-time MAS's concentrates on linear local rules. However, local interactions between agents are more likely to be governed by nonlinear rules with time-varying delays. This paper investigates the consensus of discrete-time MAS's with nonlinear local rules and time-varying delays. Based on a representative model, we obtain some basic criteria for the consensus of such MAS's. These results cover several existing results as special cases. Moreover, the above criteria are applied to the consensus of the classical Vicsek model with time-varying delays. Simulation results are presented to validate the obtained criteria.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/77950796601
U2 - 10.1109/CDC.2009.5400490
DO - 10.1109/CDC.2009.5400490
M3 - 会议稿件
AN - SCOPUS:77950796601
SN - 9781424438716
T3 - Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control
SP - 7018
EP - 7023
BT - Proceedings of the 48th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control held jointly with 2009 28th Chinese Control Conference, CDC/CCC 2009
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 48th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control held jointly with 2009 28th Chinese Control Conference, CDC/CCC 2009
Y2 - 15 December 2009 through 18 December 2009
ER -