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This paper investigates robust synchronization for multi-agent systems (MASs) governed by parabolic partial differential equations in the presence of both observable and unobservable disturbances. Using only boundary output measurements, a…
In various applications in the field of control engineering the estimation of the state variables of dynamic systems in the presence of unknown inputs plays an important role. Existing methods require the so-called observer matching…
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…
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This paper considers the problem of multi-agent distributed linear regression in the presence of system noises. In this problem, the system comprises multiple agents wherein each agent locally observes a set of data points, and the agents'…
This paper considers the design of robust state observers for a class of slope-restricted nonlinear descriptor systems with unknown time-varying parameters belonging to a known set. The proposed design accounts for process disturbances and…
In this paper, we study the problem of continuous-time state observation over lossy communication networks. We consider the situation in which the samplers for measuring the output of the plant are spatially distributed and their…
Linear consensus iterations guarantee asymptotic convergence, thereby, limiting their applicability in applications where consensus value needs to be used in real time to perform a system level task. It also leads to wastage of power and…
In this paper, we address the problem of prescribed-time leader-following consensus of heterogeneous multi-agent systems (MASs) in the presence of unknown sensor sensitivity. Under a connected undirected topology, we propose a time-varying…
We develop a decentralized $H_\infty$ synthesis approach to detection of biasing misappropriation attacks on distributed observers. Its starting point is to equip the observer with an attack model which is then used in the design of attack…
Homogeneous observer for linear multi-input multi-output (MIMO) system is designed. A prefilter of the output is utilized in order to improve robustness of the observer with respect to measurement noises. The use of such a prefilter also…
The problem of distributed identification of linear stochastic system with unknown coefficients over time-varying networks is considered. For estimating the unknown coefficients, each agent in the network can only access the input and the…
We consider a multi-object detection problem over a sensor network (SNET) with limited range multi-modal sensors. Limited range sensing environment arises in a sensing field prone to signal attenuation and path losses. The general problem…
This paper is concerned with the leader-following output consensus problem in the framework of distributed nonlinear observers. In stead of certain hypotheses on the leader system, a group of geometric conditions is put forward to develop a…
Nonlinear observer design for systems whose state space evolves on Lie groups is considered. The proposed method is similar to previously developed nonlinear observers in that it involves propagating the state estimate using a process model…
This paper presents a unified modeling, control, and estimation framework for the quadruple-tank process, a benchmark multivariable system that exhibits either minimum phase or nonminimum phase behavior depending on valve flow ratios. A…
This paper considers the distributed sampled-data control problem of a group of mobile robots connected via distance-induced proximity networks. A dwell time is assumed in order to avoid chattering in the neighbor relations that may be…
A power constrained sensor network that consists of multiple sensor nodes and a fusion center (FC) is considered, where the goal is to estimate a random parameter of interest. In contrast to the distributed framework, the sensor nodes may…