Open AccessEvent‐triggered consensus control for second‐order multi‐agent systems
Author(s) -
Xie Duosi,
Xu Shengyuan,
Li Ze,
Zou Yun
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
iet control theory and applications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.059
H-Index - 108
eISSN - 1751-8652
pISSN - 1751-8644
DOI - 10.1049/iet-cta.2014.0219
Subject(s) - multi agent system , piecewise , event (particle physics) , control theory (sociology) , control (management) , computer science , function (biology) , control system , mathematics , engineering , artificial intelligence , physics , quantum mechanics , mathematical analysis , evolutionary biology , electrical engineering , biology
In this study, an event‐triggered control strategy is proposed to achieve consensus in a multi‐agent system under a directed topology. The proposed control strategy utilises a piecewise continuous control law and an event‐triggering function for each agent. The control law only updates at discrete event instants computed using an event‐triggering function, which depends on the states of the agents at the current and outdated event instant. This control approach is first applied to a first‐order system and is further extended to a second‐order system. Simulation examples are presented to illustrate the efficiency of the proposed control strategy.