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We study the problem of distributed control of large-scale robotic swarms which can be modeled as continuum densities evolving under the continuity equation. We propose a formalization of distributed controllers as (generally nonlinear)…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-05-01 Max Emerick , Saroj Prasad Chhatoi , Bassam Bamieh

Distributed secondary frequency control for power systems, is a problem that has been extensively studied in the literature, and one of its key features is that an additional communication network is required to achieve optimal power…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-12-05 Mengmou Li , Jeremy Watson , Ioannis Lestas

This paper addresses the problem of controlling the temporal dynamics of complex nonlinear network-coupled dynamical systems, specifically in terms of neurodynamics. Based on the Lyapunov direct method, we derive a control strategy with…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-05-14 Zhongye Xia , Weibin Li , Zhichao Liang , Kexin Lou , Quanying Liu

Learned models and policies can generalize effectively when evaluated within the distribution of the training data, but can produce unpredictable and erroneous outputs on out-of-distribution inputs. In order to avoid distribution shift when…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-06-22 Katie Kang , Paula Gradu , Jason Choi , Michael Janner , Claire Tomlin , Sergey Levine

This paper studies distributed resilient consensus problem for a class of uncertain nonlinear multiagent systems susceptible to deception attacks. The attacks invade both sensor and actuator channels of each agent. A specific class of…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-06-10 Mengze Yu , Wei Wang , Jiaqi Yan

A distributed implementation of a Robust Integral of the Sign of the Error (RISE) controller is developed for multi-agent target tracking problems with exponential convergence guarantees. Previous RISE-based approaches for multi-agent…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-06-02 Cristian F. Nino , Omkar Sudhir Patil , Sage C. Edwards , Warren E. Dixon

This paper introduces a novel continuous-time dynamic average consensus algorithm for networks whose interaction is described by a strongly connected and weight-balanced directed graph. The proposed distributed algorithm allows agents to…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2014-01-28 Solmaz S. Kia , Jorge Cortes , Sonia Martinez

We introduce a class of distributed control policies for networks of discrete-time linear systems with polytopic additive disturbances. The objective is to restrict the network-level state and controls to user-specified polyhedral sets for…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2017-09-29 Sadra Sadraddini , Calin Belta

In this paper, we propose a Lyapunov-based reinforcement learning method for distributed control of nonlinear systems comprising interacting subsystems with guaranteed closed-loop stability. Specifically, we conduct a detailed stability…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-12-17 Jingshi Yao , Minghao Han , Xunyuan Yin

This paper investigates the distributed optimal output consensus problem of second-order uncertain nonlinear multi-agent systems over weight-unbalanced directed networks. Under the standard assumption that local cost functions are strongly…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-02-11 Jin Zhang , Lu Liu , Haibo Ji

In this work, a dynamic system is controlled by multiple sensor-actuator agents, each of them commanding and observing parts of the system's input and output. The different agents sporadically exchange data with each other via a common bus…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2017-07-14 Michael Muehlebach , Sebastian Trimpe

A basic model of a dynamical distribution network is considered, modeled as a directed graph with storage variables corresponding to every vertex and flow inputs corresponding to every edge, subject to unknown but constant inflows and…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2014-03-24 Jieqiang Wei , Arjan van der Schaft

In this work we consider a flow network for which the goal is to solve a practical optimal regulation problem in the presence of input saturation. Based on Lyapunov arguments we propose distributed controllers which guarantee global…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2016-06-28 Tjardo Scholten , Claudio De Persis , Pietro Tesi

A distributed adaptive control strategy is developed for heterogeneous multiagent systems in nonlinear Brunovsky form with \({\pd}\)-dimensional $n^{\text{th}}$-order dynamics, operating under time-triggered switching communication…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-09-10 Armel Koulong , Ali Pakniyat

This paper considers a strongly connected network of agents, each capable of partially observing and controlling a discrete-time linear time-invariant (LTI) system that is jointly observable and controllable. Additionally, agents…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-02-29 Camilla Fioravanti , Evagoras Makridis , Gabriele Oliva , Maria Vrakopoulou , Themistoklis Charalambous

This paper addresses the distributed optimal frequency control of power systems considering a network-preserving model with nonlinear power flows and excitation voltage dynamics. Salient features of the proposed distributed control strategy…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2018-02-14 Zhaojian Wang , Feng Liu , John Z. F. Pang , Steven Low , Shengwei Mei

We consider a basic model of a dynamical distribution network, modeled as a directed graph with storage variables corresponding to every vertex and flow inputs corresponding to every edge, subject to unknown but constant inflows and…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2013-03-20 J. Wei , A. J. van der Schaft

This paper is concerned with the distributed control and stabilization problems for linear discrete-time large scale systems with imposed constraints. The main contributions of this paper are: Firstly, by using the maximum principle…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-01-03 Qingyuan Qi , Huanshui Zhang , Peijun Ju

Consensus control in multi-agent systems has received significant attention and practical implementation across various domains. However, managing consensus control under unknown dynamics remains a significant challenge for control design…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-02-06 Xiaobing Dai , Zewen Yang , Mengtian Xu , Fangzhou Liu , Georges Hattab , Sandra Hirche

In this paper, adaptive set-point regulation controllers for discrete-time nonlinear systems are constructed. The system to be controlled is assumed to have a parametric uncertainty, and an excitation signal is used in order to obtain the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2015-05-25 Shigeru Hanba