A new observer-type consensus protocol for linear multi-agent dynamical systems

Yu Zhao, Guanghui Wen, Zhisheng Duan, Xiang Xu

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Abstract

The consensus problem is investigated in this paper for a class of multi-agent systems with general linear node dynamics and directed communication topology. A new distributed observer-type consensus protocol designed based only on the relative output measurements of neighboring agents is introduced. Compared with some existing observer-type protocols, the protocol presented in this paper without involving the relative states of observers. By using tools from small gain theory and matrix analysis, some sufficient conditions are obtained to guarantee the achievement of consensus in linear multi-agent dynamical systems where the underlying topology only contains some directed spanning trees. Finally, some numerical simulations are performed to show the effectiveness of the theoretical results.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 30th Chinese Control Conference, CCC 2011
Pages5975-5980
Number of pages6
StatePublished - 2011
Externally publishedYes
Event30th Chinese Control Conference, CCC 2011 - Yantai, China
Duration: 22 Jul 201124 Jul 2011

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 30th Chinese Control Conference, CCC 2011

Conference

Conference30th Chinese Control Conference, CCC 2011
Country/TerritoryChina
CityYantai
Period22/07/1124/07/11

Keywords

  • Consensus
  • Directed Spanning Tree
  • Multi-Agent System
  • Observer-Type Protocol
  • Small Gain Theory

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