Consensus of Multiagent Systems with Directed Topology and Communication Time Delay Bases on the Laplace Transform
Author(s) -
Bo Liu,
Li Wang,
Dehui Sun,
Xinmao Zhu
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
mathematical problems in engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.262
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1026-7077
pISSN - 1024-123X
DOI - 10.1155/2014/437819
Subject(s) - multi agent system , network topology , topology (electrical circuits) , laplace transform , consensus , computer science , state (computer science) , aggregate (composite) , distributed computing , mathematics , algorithm , computer network , artificial intelligence , combinatorics , mathematical analysis , materials science , composite material
This paper investigates the consensus problem of multiagent systems with directed topologies. Different from the literatures, a new method, the Laplace transform, to study the consensus of multiagent systems with directed topology and communication time delay is proposed. The accurate state of the consensus center and the upper bound of the communication delay to make the agents reach consensus are given. It is proved that all the agents could aggregate and eventually form a cohesive cluster in finite time under certain conditions, and the consensus center is only determined by the initial states and the communication configuration among the agents. Finally, simulations are given to illustrate the theoretical results.
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