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In this paper, a leader-following coordination problem of heterogeneous multi-agent systems is considered under switching topologies where each agent is subject to some local (unbounded) disturbances. While these unknown disturbances may…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2016-01-14 Yutao Tang

This brief addresses the distributed consensus problem of nonlinear multi-agent systems under a general directed communication topology. Each agent is governed by higher-order dynamics with mismatched uncertainties, multiple completely…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-06-02 Gang Wang , Chaoli Wang , Zhengtao Ding , Yunfeng Ji

This paper addresses the adaptive consensus problem in uncertain multi-agent systems, particularly under challenges posed by quantized communication. We consider agents with general linear dynamics subject to nonlinear uncertainties and…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-06-10 Woocheol Choi , Piljae Jang

In this paper, we study robust distributed sub-optimal coordination of linear agents subject to input nonlinearities. Inspired by the robust agreement literature, we formulate a bounded distributed sub-optimal coordination problem, in which…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-04-21 Takumi Namba

This paper investigates a decentralized design approach of leader-following consensus protocols for heterogeneous multiagent systems under a fixed communication topology with a directed spanning tree (DST) and asymmetric weight matrix.…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-03-18 Lanhao Zhao , Yangzhou Chen

The paper proposes an intermittent communication mechanism for the tracking consensus of high-order nonlinear multi-agent systems (MASs) surrounded by random disturbances. Each collaborating agent is described by a class of high-order…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-01-12 Ali Azarbahram

This paper considers the distributed consensus problems for multi-agent systems with general linear and Lipschitz nonlinear dynamics. Distributed relative-state consensus protocols with an adaptive law for adjusting the coupling weights…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2015-01-20 Zhongkui Li , Wei Ren , Xiangdong Liu , Mengyin Fu

In this paper, a decentralized stochastic control system consisting of one leader and many homogeneous followers is studied. The leader and followers are coupled in both dynamics and cost, where the dynamics are linear and the cost function…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-12-02 Mohammad M. Baharloo , Jalal Arabneydi , Amir G. Aghdam

Adaptive cooperative tracking control with prescribed performance function (PPF) is proposed for high-order nonlinear multi-agent systems. The tracking error originally within a known large set is confined to a smaller predefined set using…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-04-29 Hashim A Hashim

This paper investigates a planar tracking problem between a leader and follower agent. We propose a novel feedback speed control law, paired with a constant bearing steering strategy, to maintain an abreast formation between the two agents.…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-04-14 Xincheng Li , Tengyue Liu , Udit Halder

In this work, we propose an output-feedback tube-based model predictive control (MPC) scheme for linear systems under dynamic uncertainties that are described via integral quadratic constraints (IQC). By leveraging IQCs, a large class of…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-08-26 Lukas Schwenkel , Johannes Köhler , Matthias A. Müller , Frank Allgöwer

This paper examines resilient dynamic leader-follower consensus within multi-agent systems, where agents share first-order or second-order dynamics. The aim is to develop distributed protocols enabling nonfaulty/normal followers to…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2025-11-25 Liwei Yuan , Hideaki Ishii

This paper investigates event-triggered consensus tracking in nonlinear semi-strict-feedback multi-agent systems involving one leader and multiple followers. We first employ radial basis function neural networks and backstepping techniques…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-05-09 Ziming Wang , Yun Gao , Apostolos I. Rikos , Ning Pang , Yiding Ji

This work addresses the edge-based synchronization problem in first-order multi-agent systems containing both cooperative and antagonistic interactions with one or multiple leader groups. The presence of multiple leaders and antagonistic…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-03-03 Pelin Sekercioglu , Angela Fontan , Dimos V. Dimarogonas

In this paper, we first establish an exponential stability result for a class of linear switched systems and then apply this result to show the existence of the distributed observer for a discrete-time leader system over jointly connected…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2018-12-05 Tao Liu , Jie Huang

This paper studies a consensus problem of multi-agent systems subjected to external disturbances over the clustered network. It considers that the agents are divided into several clusters. They are almost all the time isolated one from…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-06-08 Thiem V. Pham , Quynh T. T. Nguyen

In this article, the observer-based coordinated tracking control problem for a class of nonlinear multi-agent systems(MASs) with intermittent communication and information constraints is studied under dynamic switching topology. First, a…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-06-30 Yuhang Zhang , Yulian Jiang , Shenquan Wang

This paper addresses the distributed consensus protocol design problem for linear multi-agent systems with directed graphs and external unmatched disturbances. A novel distributed adaptive consensus protocol is proposed to achieve…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2015-11-05 Yuezu Lv , Zhongkui Li , Zhisheng Duan , Gang Feng

An autonomous and resilient controller is proposed for leader-follower multi-agent systems under uncertainties and cyber-physical attacks. The leader is assumed non-autonomous with a nonzero control input, which allows changing the team…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2018-04-10 Rohollah Moghadam , Hamidreza Modares

This paper presents a nonlinear integrated guidance and control (IGC) approach for flexible leader-follower formation flight of fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) while accounting for high-fidelity aerodynamics and thrust dynamics.…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-10-09 Praveen Kumar Ranjan , Abhinav Sinha , Yongcan Cao