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Converging to a Desired Orientation in a Flock of Agents

Multiagent Systems 2020-10-14 v2

Abstract

This work concentrates on different aspects of the \textit{consensus problem}, when applying it to a swarm of flocking agents. We examine the possible influence an external agent, referred to as {\em influencing agent} has on the flock. We prove that even a single influencing agent with a \textit{Face Desired Orientation behaviour} that is injected into the flock is sufficient for guaranteeing desired consensus of the flock of agents which follow a Vicsek-inspired Model. We further show that in some cases this can be guaranteed also in dynamic environments.

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@article{arxiv.2010.04686,
  title  = {Converging to a Desired Orientation in a Flock of Agents},
  author = {Saar Cohen and Noa Agmon},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2010.04686},
  year   = {2020}
}

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19 pages, 4 figures