Open AccessBipartite containment of descriptor multi‐agent systems via an observer‐based approach
Author(s) -
Han Tao,
Xiao Bo,
Zhan XiSheng,
Yan Huaicheng
Publication year - 2020
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.2020.0713
Subject(s) - bipartite graph , observer (physics) , containment (computer programming) , control theory (sociology) , lyapunov function , mathematics , computer science , graph theory , basis (linear algebra) , graph , control (management) , artificial intelligence , discrete mathematics , combinatorics , physics , quantum mechanics , programming language , geometry , nonlinear system
This study considers the bipartite containment problem for a class of descriptor multi‐agent systems (MASs) under a structurally balanced graph. A new bipartite containment control protocol acting on each follower is proposed on the basis of designing a singular observer, where relative output information is utilised. By employing the stability theory of descriptor systems and multiple Lyapunov function technique, some sufficient criteria are derived to guarantee observer‐based bipartite containment of descriptor MASs. The feasibility of obtained theoretical results is finally verified via performing simulations.