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Dynamic feedback linearization-based methods allow us to design control algorithms for a fairly large class of nonlinear systems in continuous time. However, this feature does not extend to their sampled counterparts, i.e., for a given…

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DAG-based DLTs allow for parallel, asynchronous writing access to a ledger. Consequently, the perception of the most recent blocks may differ considerably between nodes, and the underlying network properties of the P2P layer have a direct…

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This work introduces a methodology for studying synchronization in adaptive networks with heterogeneous plasticity (adaptation) rules. As a paradigmatic model, we consider a network of adaptively coupled phase oscillators with…

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This paper introduces Multi-Agent MDP Homomorphic Networks, a class of networks that allows distributed execution using only local information, yet is able to share experience between global symmetries in the joint state-action space of…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-05-02 Elise van der Pol , Herke van Hoof , Frans A. Oliehoek , Max Welling

Imagine the future construction site, hospital, or office with dozens of robots bought from different manufacturers. How can we enable these different robots to effectively move in a shared environment, given that each robot may have its…

Cellular sheaves and sheaf Laplacians provide a far-reaching generalization of graphs and graph Laplacians, resulting in a wide array of applications ranging from machine learning to multi-agent control. In the context of multi-agent…

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In this paper, a distributed velocity-constrained consensus problem is studied for discrete-time multi-agent systems, where each agent's velocity is constrained to lie in a nonconvex set. A distributed constrained control algorithm is…

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This paper studies zeros of networked linear systems with time-invariant interconnection topology. While the characterization of zeros is given for both heterogeneous and homogeneous networks, homogeneous networks are explored in greater…

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This paper is devoted to distributed continuous-time and discrete-time optimization problems with nonuniform convex constraint sets and nonuniform stepsizes for general differentiable convex objective functions. The communication graphs are…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-03-03 Peng Lin , Wei Ren , Chunhua Yang , Weihua Gui

The paper considers a problem of consensus-based synchronization of uncertain parameter varying multi-agent systems. We present a method for constructing consensus-based synchronization protocol schedules for each agent to ensure it…

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This paper addresses the problem of distance- and orientation-based formation control of a class of second-order nonlinear multi-agent systems in 3D space, under static and undirected communication topologies. More specifically, we design a…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2017-04-07 Alexandros Nikou , Christos K. Verginis , Dimos V. Dimarogonas

This paper proposes a decentralized controller for large-scale heterogeneous multi-agent systems subject to bounded external disturbances, where agents must satisfy Signal Temporal Logic (STL) specifications requiring cooperation among…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-02-06 Tommaso Zaccherini , Siyuan Liu , Dimos V. Dimarogonas

We propose a distributed model predictive control (MPC) framework for coordinating heterogeneous, nonlinear multi-agent systems under individual and coupling constraints. The cooperative task is encoded as a shared objective function…

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This work studies the problem of distributed optimization in heterogeneous linear multi-agent systems. Instead of relying on a perfect communication network as in many existing distributed optimization approaches, we considered two…

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In this paper, an optimal output consensus problem is studied for discrete-time linear multiagent systems subject to external disturbances. Each agent is assigned with a local cost function which is known only to itself. Distributed…

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This paper proposes an adaptation mechanism for heterogeneous multi-agent systems to align the agents' internal parameters, based on enforced consensus through strong couplings. Unlike homogeneous systems, where exact consensus is…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-09-08 Hyungbo Shim , Jin Gyu Lee , B. D. O. Anderson

This paper studies the consensus problem of general linear discrete-time multi-agent systems (MAS) with input constraints and bounded time-varying communication delays. We propose a robust distributed model predictive control (DMPC)…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-09-20 Henglai Wei , Changxin Liu , Yang Shi

In this paper, we consider a coordination problem for a class of heterogeneous nonlinear multi-agent systems with a prescribed input-output behavior which was represented by another input-driven system. In contrast to most existing…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2016-10-06 Yutao Tang

The rapid development of large language models (LLMs) has led to the widespread deployment of LLM agents across diverse industries, including customer service, content generation, data analysis, and even healthcare. However, as more LLM…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-06-24 Yingxuan Yang , Huacan Chai , Yuanyi Song , Siyuan Qi , Muning Wen , Ning Li , Junwei Liao , Haoyi Hu , Jianghao Lin , Gaowei Chang , Weiwen Liu , Ying Wen , Yong Yu , Weinan Zhang

We present a decentralized minimum-time trajectory optimization scheme based on learning model predictive control for multi-agent systems with nonlinear decoupled dynamics and coupled state constraints. By performing the same task…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-12-21 Edward L. Zhu , Yvonne R. Stürz , Ugo Rosolia , Francesco Borrelli