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Distributed tracking of a non-minimally rigid formation for multi-agent systems

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  • Lu Bai
  • Fei Chen
  • Weiyao Lan

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The objective of this paper is to design distributed control algorithms for a multi-agent system such that a rigid formation can be achieved asymptotically and the agents can finally move with a desired velocity. In particular, it is assumed that the formation is not necessarily minimally rigid, and the desired velocity is available to only a subset of the agents. Estimators are constructed for the agents to estimate the desired velocity, which are further used to design the control inputs of the agents. The proposed control algorithms consist of a formation acquisition term which depends on a potential function and the rigidity matrix, and a velocity estimation term. To deal with non-minimal rigidity, the centre manifold theorem is exploited to prove the stability of the resulting system. Simulation results are also provided to show the effectiveness of the proposed control algorithms.

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  • Lu Bai & Fei Chen & Weiyao Lan, 2017. "Distributed tracking of a non-minimally rigid formation for multi-agent systems," International Journal of Systems Science, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 48(1), pages 161-170, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:tsysxx:v:48:y:2017:i:1:p:161-170
    DOI: 10.1080/00207721.2016.1165896
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