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We present two main theorems along the lines of Lyapunov's second method that guarantee asymptotic state consensus in multi-agent systems of agents in R^m with switching interconnection topologies. The two theorems complement each other in…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2014-04-02 Johan Thunberg , Xiaoming Hu

We consider continuous-time consensus systems whose interactions satisfy a form or reciprocity that is not instantaneous, but happens over time. We show that these systems have certain desirable properties: They always converge…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2015-10-20 Samuel Martin , Julien M. Hendrickx

This article deals with the consensus problem involving agents with time-varying singularities in the dynamics or communication in undirected graph networks. Existing results provide control laws which guarantee asymptotic consensus. These…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2014-04-07 Nilanjan Roy Chowdhury , Srikant Sukumar

Laplacian dynamics on a signless graph characterize a class of linear interactions, where pairwise cooperative interactions between all agents lead to the convergence to a common state. On a structurally balanced signed graph, the agents…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-02-13 Shaoxuan Cui , Chencheng Zhang , Bin Jiang , Hildeberto Jardón Kojakhmetov , Ming Cao

In this paper, we study the simultaneous stability problem of a finite number of locally inter-connected linear subsystems under practical constraints, including asynchronous and aperiodic sampling, time-varying delays, and measurement…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2017-10-06 Feng Xiao , Yang Shi , Wei Ren

Multi-agent coordination algorithms with randomized interactions have seen use in a variety of settings in the multi-agent systems literature. In some cases, these algorithms can be random by design, as in a gossip-like algorithm, and in…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2017-03-22 Matthew T. Hale , Magnus Egerstedt

The problem of Turing instabilities for a reaction-diffusion system defined on a complex Cartesian product networks is considered. To this end we operate in the linear regime and expand the time dependent perturbation on a basis formed by…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2014-12-23 Malbor Asllani , Daniel M. Busiello , Timoteo Carletti , Duccio Fanelli , Gwendoline Planchon

We consider a system in which a group of agents represented by the vertices of a graph synchronously update their opinion based on that of their neighbours. If each agent adopts a positive opinion if and only if that opinion is sufficiently…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2020-08-12 John Haslegrave , Chris Cannings

In this paper, we consider a robust consensus tracking problem of heterogeneous multi-agent systems with time-varying interconnection topologies. Based on common Lyapunov function and internal model techniques, both state and output…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2015-08-14 Yutao Tang

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

This paper investigates DeGroot-Friedkin (DF) dynamics over signed influence networks with interdependent topics. We propose a multi-topic signed framework that combines repelling interpersonal interactions with cross-issue self-appraisal,…

Physics and Society · Physics 2026-04-15 Yangyang Luan , Muhammad Ahsan Razaq , Xiaoqun Wu , Claudio Altafini

In this paper consensus in second-order multi-agent systems with a non-periodic sampled-data exchange among agents is investigated. The sampling is random with bounded inter-sampling intervals. It is assumed that each agent has exact…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2016-11-17 Mehran Zareh , Dimos V. Dimarogonas , Mauro Franceschelli , Karl Henrik Johansson , Carla Seatzu

We study stability criteria for discrete-time switched systems and provide a meta-theorem that characterizes all Lyapunov theorems of a certain canonical type. For this purpose, we investigate the structure of sets of LMIs that provide a…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-01-24 Raphael M. Jungers , Amirali Ahmadi , Pablo Parrilo , Mardavij Roozbehani

In this paper, we address the multiconsensus problem in networked systems, where agents are partitioned into disjoint subgroups and the states of agents within a subgroup are driven to consensus. Our objective is to present a distributed…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-12-23 Aashi Shrinate , Tanmay Siddharth , Twinkle Tripathy

We investigate consensus formation and flocking behavior in multi-agent systems subject to two distinct types of delays: a transmission delay accounting for information exchange between agents, and a reaction delay representing the…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2026-04-22 Elisa Continelli , Jan Haskovec , Cristina Pignotti

In this article, we investigate the asymptotic formation of consensus for several classes of time-dependent cooperative graphon dynamics. After motivating the use of this type of macroscopic models to describe multi-agent systems, we adapt…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-05-03 Benoît Bonnet , Nastassia Pouradier Duteil , Mario Sigalotti

We analyze a continuous time multidimensional opinion model where agents have heterogeneous but symmetric and compactly supported interaction functions. We consider Filippov solutions of the resulting dynamics and show strong Lyapunov…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2017-11-22 Serap Tay Stamoulas , Muruhan Rathinam

In this work, we consider the consensus problem in which legitimate agents share their values over an undirected communication network in the presence of malicious or faulty agents. Different from the previous works, we characterize the…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-03-27 Sarper Aydın , Orhan Eren Akgün , Stephanie Gil , Angelia Nedić

We analyze stability of consensus algorithms in networks of multi-agents with time-varying topologies and delays. The topology and delays are modeled as induced by an adapted process and are rather general, including i.i.d.\ topology…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2011-06-07 Wenlian Lu , Fatihcan M. Atay , Jurgen Jost

In the context of mechanical Lagrangian dynamics, we prove a new Lyapunov instability criterion for a non strict local minimum equilibrium point of a smooth potential where the sufficient condition for instability is the existence of a…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2021-12-22 J. M. Burgos , M. Paternain