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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

In this paper, we propose a novel formation controller for nonholonomic agents to form general parametric curves. First, we derive a unified parametric representation for both open and closed curves. Then, a leader-follower formation…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2023-10-12 Bin Zhang , Hui Zhi , Jose Guadalupe Romero , David Navarro-Alarcon

A distributed implementation of a Robust Integral of the Sign of the Error (RISE) controller is developed for multi-agent target tracking problems with exponential convergence guarantees. Previous RISE-based approaches for multi-agent…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-06-02 Cristian F. Nino , Omkar Sudhir Patil , Sage C. Edwards , Warren E. Dixon

This paper addresses the problem of controlling multiple unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) cooperating in a formation to carry out a complex task such as surface inspection. We first use the virtual leader-follower model to determine the…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-04-23 Duy-Nam Bui , Manh Duong Phung

In this paper, we present a distributed optimal multiagent control scheme for quadrotor formation tracking under localization errors. Our control architecture is based on a leader-follower approach, where a single leader quadrotor tracks a…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-01-31 Clinton Enwerem , John Baras , Danilo Romero

This paper considers the distributed leader-follower stress-matrix-based affine formation control problem of discrete-time linear multi-agent systems with static and dynamic leaders. In leader-follower multi-agent formation control, the aim…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-01-11 Okechi Onuoha , Suleiman Kurawa , Zezhi Tang , Yi Dong

In order to address the nonlinear multi-agent formation tracking control problem with input constraints and unknown communication faults, a novel adaptive distributed observer-based distributed model predictive control method is developed…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-11-01 Binyan Xu , Yufan Dai , Afzal Suleman , Yang Shi

This paper considers a formation shape control problem for point agents in a two-dimensional ambient space, where the control is distributed, is based on achieving desired distances between nominated agent pairs, and avoids the possibility…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2018-08-02 Toshiharu Sugie , Brian D. O. Anderson , Zhiyong Sun , Huichao Dong

This paper investigates a pattern formation control problem for a multi-agent system modeled with given interaction topology, in which $m$ of the $n$ agents are chosen as leaders and consequently a control signal is added to each of the…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-05-05 Tianhao Li , Yibei Li , Zhixin Liu , Xiaoming Hu

Although deep neural network (DNN)-based controllers are popularly used to control uncertain nonlinear dynamic systems, most results use DNNs that are pretrained offline and the corresponding controller is implemented post-training. Recent…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-05-25 Omkar Sudhir Patil , Emily J. Griffis , Wanjiku A. Makumi , Warren E. Dixon

This paper addresses the finite-time non-overshooting leader-following consensus problem for multi-agent systems, whose agents are modeled by a dynamical system topologically equivalent to the integrator chain. Based on the weighted…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-12-12 Min Li , Andrey Polyakov , Siyuan Wang , Gang Zheng

This paper focuses on the problem of constructing time-varying feedback laws that asymptotically stabilize a given part of the state variables for nonlinear control-affine systems. It is assumed that the class of systems under consideration…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-05-21 Victoria Grushkovskaya , Alexander Zuyev

The problem of distributed controller synthesis for formation control of multi-agent systems is considered. The agents (single integrators) communicate over a communication graph and a decentralized linear feedback structure is assumed. One…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2013-05-17 Ameer K. Mulla , Rachel K. Kalaimani , Debraj Chakraborty , Madhu N. Belur

In this paper, we consider an output consensus problem for a general class of nonlinear multi-agent systems without a prior knowledge of the agents' control directions. Two distributed Nussbaumtype control laws are proposed to solve the…

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

This paper proposes an approach to addresses the control challenges posed by a fault-induced uncertainty in both the dynamics and control input effectiveness of a class of hierarchical nonlinear systems in which the high-level dynamics is…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-08-10 Sina Ameli , Olugbenga Moses Anubi

In this paper, we first study the leader-following output synchronization problem for a class of uncertain nonlinear multi-agent systems over jointly connected switching networks. Our approach integrates the output-based adaptive…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-11-04 Jie Huang

Non-uniform scaling control of formation enables multi-agent systems to adjust their shape by scaling with different ratios along different coordinate axes, offering enhanced flexibility in complex environments. However, like most existing…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-05-29 Tao He , Gangshan Jing

In this paper, we study the leader-following consensus problem for a class of uncertain nonlinear multi-agent systems under jointly connected directed switching networks. The uncertainty includes constant unbounded parameters and external…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2017-03-29 Wei Liu , Jie Huang

This paper addresses the problem of formation control and tracking a of desired trajectory by an Euler-Lagrange multi-agent systems. It is inspired by recent results by Qingkai et al. and adopts an event-triggered control strategy to reduce…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2018-05-31 Christophe Viel , Sylvain Bertrand , Michel Kieffer , Hélène Piet-Lahanier

We present a geometric neural network-based tracking controller for systems evolving on matrix Lie groups under unknown dynamics, actuator faults, and bounded disturbances. Leveraging the left-invariance of the tangent bundle of matrix Lie…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-05-09 Robin Chhabra , Farzaneh Abdollahi