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We study the signum consensus protocol in continuous-time systems over arbitrary weighted directed graphs with bounded disturbances. The right-hand side of the differential equation is discontinuous on a codimension-$n$ manifold ($n > 1$).…
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We propose a composite Lyapunov framework for nonlinear autonomous systems that ensures strict decay through a pair of differential inequalities. The approach yields integral estimates, quantitative convergence rates, vanishing of…
In this paper, we present new results on finite- and fixed-time convergence for dynamical systems using LaSalle-like invariance principles. In particular, we provide first and second-order non-smooth Lyapunov-like results for finite- and…
This paper addresses the consensus of a class of uncertain nonlinear fractional-order multi-agent systems (FOMAS). First a fractional non-fragile dynamic output feedback controller is put forward via the output measurements of neighboring…
In this letter, we study the case of autonomous agents which are required to move to some new position based solely on the distance measured from predetermined reference points, or anchors. A novel approach, referred to as…
The primary purpose of this article is to accomplish safe grasping task by means of dual one-link flexible manipulators. In order to design a force-sensor-less force control, the direct force control problem is reduced to common motion…
We develop a direct Lyapunov method for the almost sure open-loop stabilizability and asymptotic stabilizability of controlled degenerate diffusion processes. The infinitesimal decrease condition for a Lyapunov function is a new form of…
While modern representation learning relies heavily on global error signals, decentralized algorithms driven by local interactions offer a fundamental distributed alternative. However, the macroscopic convergence properties of these…
The robust tracking and model following problem of linear discrete-time systems is investigated in this paper. An approach to design robust tracking controllers is proposed. The system is controlled to track dynamic inputs generated from a…
This paper designs a servo control system based on sliding mode control for the shape control of elastic objects. In order to solve the effect of non-smooth and asymmetric control saturation, a Gaussian-based continuous differentiable…
We introduce High-Relative Degree Stochastic Control Lyapunov functions and Barrier Functions as a means to ensure asymptotic stability of the system and incorporate state dependent high relative degree safety constraints on a non-linear…
Generative models based on static scalar energy functions represent an emerging paradigm in which a single time independent potential drives sample generation through its gradient field, eliminating the need for time conditioning entirely.…
Considering a nonlinear system in Byrnes-Isidori form that is subject to unbounded perturbations, we apply Lyapunov redesign via feedback linearisation for trajectory tracking. Leveraging the ideas of tube-based geometric characterisation…
Rigidity of the interaction graph is a fundamental condition for achieving the desired formation which can be defined in terms of distance or bearing constraints between agents. In this paper, for reaching a unique formation with the same…
While ensuring stability for linear systems is well understood, it remains a major challenge for nonlinear systems. A general approach in such cases is to compute a combination of a Lyapunov function and an associated control policy.…
This paper investigates the exact controllability problem for multi-dimensional stochastic first-order symmetric hyperbolic systems with control inputs acting in two distinct ways: an internal control applied to the diffusion term and a…