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This paper presents continuous dynamic average consensus (DAC) algorithms for a group of agents to estimate the average of their time-varying reference signals cooperatively. We propose consensus algorithms that are robust to agents joining…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-11-07 Solomon Gudeta , Ali Karimoddini , Mohammadreza Davoodi

In computer networks, participants may cooperate in processing tasks, so that loads are balanced among them. We present local distributed algorithms that (repeatedly) use local imbalance criteria to transfer loads concurrently across the…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2020-10-07 Yefim Dinitz , Shlomi Dolev , Manish Kumar

In this paper, finite-time state consensus problems for continuous-time multi-agent systems are discussed, and two distributive protocols, which ensure that the states of agents reach an agreement in a finite time, are presented. By…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Long Wang , Feng Xiao

This paper concerns the consensus of discrete-time multi-agent systems with linear or linearized dynamics. An observer-type protocol based on the relative outputs of neighboring agents is proposed. The consensus of such a multi-agent system…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2011-09-20 Zhongkui Li , Zhisheng Duan , Guanrong Chen

In this paper, we study the continuous-time consensus problem in the presence of adversaries. The networked multi-agent system is modeled as a switched system, where the normal agents have integrator dynamics and the switching signal…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2013-03-13 Heath J. LeBlanc , Haotian Zhang , Shreyas Sundaram , Xenofon Koutsoukos

Consensus of autonomous agents is a benchmark problem in cooperative control. In this paper, we consider standard continuous-time averaging consensus policies (or Laplacian flows) over time-varying graphs and focus on robustness of…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-09-08 Anton V. Proskurnikov , Guiseppe Calafiore

In this paper we investigate the problem of the sudden disconnection of an edge in a discrete-time multi-agent consensus network. If the graph remains strongly connected, the multi-agent system still achieves consensus, but in general,…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-01-19 Gianfranco Parlangeli , Maria Elena Valcher

The design of sensor networks capable of reaching a consensus on a globally optimal decision test, without the need for a fusion center, is a problem that has received considerable attention in the last years. Many consensus algorithms have…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2009-11-13 Gesualdo Scutari , Sergio Barbarossa

This paper investigates the consensus problem in almost sure sense for uncertain multi-agent systems with noises and fixed topology. By combining the tools of stochastic analysis, algebraic graph theory, and matrix theory, we analyze the…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2012-06-06 Radha F. Gupta , Poom Kumam

This paper is devoted to deterministic consensus in synchronous dynamic networks with unidirectional links, which are under the control of an omniscient message adversary. Motivated by unpredictable node/system initialization times and…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2015-08-06 Manfred Schwarz , Kyrill Winkler , Ulrich Schmid

We establish average consensus on graphs with dynamic topologies prescribed by evolutionary games among strategic agents. Each agent possesses a private reward function and dynamically decides whether to create new links and/or whether to…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-03-08 Michalis Smyrnakis , Nikolaos M. Freris , Hamidou Tembine

This paper proposes two algorithms, namely "back-tracking" and "history following", to reach consensus in case of communication loss for a network of distributed agents with switching topologies. To reach consensus in distributed control,…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-11-20 Yanumula V. Karteek , Indrani Kar , Somanath Majhi

In this paper, we study the consensus problem for networked dynamic systems with arbitrary initial states, and present some structural characterization and direct construction of consensus functions. For the consensus problem under similar…

Statistics Theory · Mathematics 2007-06-13 Long Wang , Hong Shi , Feng Xiao

Switching between finitely many continuous-time autonomous steepest descent dynamics for convex functions is considered. Convergence of complete solutions to common minimizers of the convex functions, if such minimizers exist, is shown. The…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-08-06 Rafal Goebel , Ricardo Sanfelice

Distributed consensus protocols provide a mechanism for spreading information within clustered networks, allowing agents and clusters to make decisions without requiring direct access to the state of the ensemble. In this work, we propose a…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-12-12 Federico M. Zegers , Sean Phillips

This paper considers the problem of dynamic average consensus algorithm design for a group of communicating agents. This problem consists of designing a distributed algorithm that enables a group of agents with communication and computation…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2018-11-27 Solmaz S. Kia , Bryan Van Scoy , Jorge Cortes , Randy A. Freeman , Kevin M. Lynch , Sonia Martinez

This work studies consensus strategies for networks of agents with limited memory, computation, and communication capabilities. We assume that agents can process only values from a finite alphabet, and we adopt the framework of finite…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2013-01-22 Fabio Pasqualetti , Domenica Borra , Francesco Bullo

Classical approaches for asymptotic convergence to the global average in a distributed fashion typically assume timely and reliable exchange of information between neighboring components of a given multi-component system. These assumptions…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2013-02-25 Christoforos N. Hadjicostis , Themistoklis Charalambous

In the load balancing problem, each node in a network is assigned a load, and the goal is to equally distribute the loads among the nodes, by preforming local load exchanges. While load balancing was extensively studied in static networks,…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2021-05-28 Seth Gilbert , Uri Meir , Ami Paz , Gregory Schwartzman

This paper revisits the problem of multi-agent consensus from a graph signal processing perspective. By defining the graph filter from the consensus protocol, we establish the direct relation between average consensus of multi-agent systems…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2017-03-09 Jing-Wen Yi , Li Chai