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This paper presents a fully automated procedure for controller synthesis for multi-agent systems under coupling constraints. Each agent is modeled with dynamics consisting of two terms: the first one models the coupling constraints and the…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2017-10-17 Alexandros Nikou , Dimitris Boskos , Jana Tumova , Dimos V. Dimarogonas

Tracking multiple targets in dynamic environments using distributed sensor networks is a fundamental problem in statistical signal processing. In such scenarios, the network of mobile sensors must coordinate their actions to accurately…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-04-28 Aidan Blair , Amirali Khodadadian Gostar , Alireza Bab-Hadiashar , Xiaodong Li , Reza Hoseinnezhad

In this paper, multi-agent systems minimizing a sum of objective functions, where each component is only known to a particular node, is considered for continuous-time dynamics with time-varying interconnection topologies. Assuming that each…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2015-03-19 Guodong Shi , Karl Henrik Johansson , Yiguang Hong

This paper introduces a decentralized multi-agent reinforcement learning framework enabling structurally heterogeneous teams of agents to jointly discover and acquire randomly located targets in environments characterized by partial…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-01-14 Gabriele Calzolari , Vidya Sumathy , Christoforos Kanellakis , George Nikolakopoulos

Vehicle automation technology has made significant progress, laying the groundwork for a future of fully automated vehicles. This paper delves into the operation of connected and automated vehicles (CAVs). In prior work, we developed a…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-08-10 Filippos N. Tzortzoglou , Dionysios Theodosis , Andreas Malikopoulos

In systems of coupled oscillators, the effects of complex signaling can be captured by time delays and phase shifts. Here, we show how time delays and phase shifts lead to different oscillator dynamics and how synchronization rates can be…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2018-03-30 David J. Jörg , Luis G. Morelli , Saúl Ares , Frank Jülicher

This paper studies output synchronization problems for heterogeneous networks of continuous- or discrete-time right-invertible linear agents in presence of unknown, non-uniform and arbitrarily large input delay based on localized…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-04-29 Donya Nojavanzadeh , Zhenwei Liu , Ali Saberi , Anton A. Stoorvogel

We study synchronization in heterogeneous FitzHugh-Nagumo networks. It is well known that heterogeneities in the nodes hinder synchronization when becoming too large. Here, we develop a controller to counteract the impact of these…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2016-08-10 S. A. Plotnikov , J. Lehnert , A. L. Fradkov , E. Schöll

We study dynamic matching in an infinite-horizon stochastic market. While all agents are potentially compatible with each other, some are hard-to-match and others are easy-to-match. Agents prefer to be matched as soon as possible and…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2017-11-09 Itai Ashlagi , Maximillien Burq , Patrick Jaillet , Vahideh Manshadi

In this chapter we look at one of the canonical driving examples for multi-agent systems: average consensus. In this scenario, a group of agents seek to agree on the average of their initial states. Depending on the particular application,…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2016-09-23 Cameron Nowzari , Jorge Cortes , George J. Pappas

The consensus control with optimal cost remains major challenging although consensus control problems have been well studied in recent years. In this paper, we study the consensus control of multi-agent system associated with a given cost…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-03-28 Juanjuan Xu , Huanshui Zhang

Multi-agent target tracking in the presence of nonlinear dynamics and agent heterogeneity, where state-space dimensions may differ, is a challenging problem that traditional graph Laplacian methods cannot easily address. This work leverages…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-01-01 Tyler Hanks , Cristian F. Nino , Joana Bou Barcelo , Austin Copeland , Warren Dixon , James Fairbanks

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

Online multi-agent control problems, where many agents pursue competing and time-varying objectives, are widespread in domains such as autonomous robotics, economics, and energy systems. In these settings, robustness to adversarial…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-09-29 Anas Barakat , John Lazarsfeld , Georgios Piliouras , Antonios Varvitsiotis

Simultaneous trajectory prediction for multiple heterogeneous traffic participants is essential for the safe and efficient operation of connected automated vehicles under complex driving situations in the real world. The multi-agent…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-06-15 Xiaoyu Mo , Yang Xing , Chen Lv

Synchronization in a group of linear time-invariant systems is studied where the coupling between each pair of systems is characterized by a different output matrix. Simple methods are proposed to generate a (separate) linear coupling gain…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2015-05-04 S. Emre Tuna

A wide range of applications require or can benefit from collaborative behavior of a group of agents. The technical challenge addressed in this chapter is the development of a decentralized control strategy that enables each agent to…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2014-02-26 Zhen Kan , John M. Shea , Warren E. Dixon

Supply networks require collaboration in a competitive environment. To achieve this, nodes in the network often form symbiotic relationships as they can be adversely effected by the closure of companies in the network, especially where…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2025-01-27 Wan Wang , Haiyan Wang , Adam J. Sobey

This paper studies the consensus problem for multiagent systems with transmission constraints. A novel model of multiagent systems is proposed where the information transmissions between agents are disturbed by irregular distortions or…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-06-30 Xiaotian Wang , Housheng Su

A unified approach for analyzing synchronization in coupled systems of autonomous differential equations is presented in this work. Through a careful analysis of the variational equation of the coupled system we establish a sufficient…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2015-05-19 Georgi S. Medvedev