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Distributed consensus and tracking control of second‐order time‐varying nonlinear multi‐agent systems
Author(s) -
Li Zhenxing,
Ji HaiBo
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
international journal of robust and nonlinear control
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.361
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1099-1239
pISSN - 1049-8923
DOI - 10.1002/rnc.3752
Subject(s) - multi agent system , nonlinear system , consensus , tracking (education) , computer science , control theory (sociology) , transformation (genetics) , state (computer science) , directed graph , graph , control (management) , mathematical optimization , mathematics , artificial intelligence , algorithm , theoretical computer science , psychology , pedagogy , physics , quantum mechanics , biochemistry , chemistry , gene
Summary In this paper, the distributed consensus and tracking protocols are developed for the second‐order time‐varying nonlinear multi‐agent systems under general directed graph. Firstly, the consensus and tracking problems can be converted into a conventional stabilization control problem. Then a state transformation is employed to deal with the time‐varying nonlinearities. By choosing an appropriate time‐varying parameter and coupling strengths, exponential consensus and tracking of second‐order nonlinear multi‐agent systems can be achieved. Finally, a simulation is given to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed consensus and tracking protocols. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.