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Formation strategy is one of the most important parts of many multi-agent systems with many applications in real world problems. In this paper, a framework for learning this task in a limited domain (restricted environment) is proposed. In…

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

In this paper, we address the problem of circumnavigation of a stationary target by a heterogeneous group comprising of $\textbf{n}$ autonomous agents, having unicycle kinematics. The agents are assumed to have constant linear speeds, we…

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In this paper, we focus on reducing node-to-node information exchange in distributed control of multiagent networks while improving the overall network performance. Specifically, we consider a multiagent network that is composed of leader…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-07-01 Emre Yildirim , Tansel Yucelen , Arman Sargolzaei

This paper focuses on the control of collective dynamics in large-scale multi-agent systems (MAS) operating in a 3-D space, with a specific emphasis on compensating for the influence of an unknown delay affecting the actuated leaders. The…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-11-20 Shanshan Wang , Mamadou Diagne , Jie Qi

This paper addresses the problem of position- and orientation-based formation control of a class of second-order nonlinear multi-agent systems in a $3$D workspace with obstacles. More specifically, we design a decentralized control protocol…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2017-12-07 Christos K. Verginis , Alexandros Nikou , Dimos V. Dimarogonas

This article considers robust cooperative output regulation of discrete-time uncertain heterogeneous (in dimension) multi-agent systems (MASs). We show that the solvability of this problem with an internal model-based distributed control…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-03-10 Kursad Metehan Gul , Selahattin Burak Sarsilmaz

The design of control systems for the spatial self-organization of mobile agents is an open challenge across several engineering domains, including swarm robotics and synthetic biology. Here, we propose a bio-inspired leader-follower…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-03-16 Gian Carlo Maffettone , Alain Boldini , Mario di Bernardo , Maurizio Porfiri

We propose two distributed dynamic triggering laws to solve the consensus problem for multi-agent systems with event-triggered control. Compared with existing triggering laws, the proposed triggering laws involve internal dynamic variables…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-04-15 Xinlei Yi , Kun Liu , Dimos V. Dimarogonas , Karl H. Johansson

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

In cooperative multi-agent robotic systems, coordination is necessary in order to complete a given task. Important examples include search and rescue, operations in hazardous environments, and environmental monitoring. Coordination, in…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2023-03-14 Andrea Carron , Danilo Saccani , Lorenzo Fagiano , Melanie N. Zeilinger

Modern unmanned systems, including aerial, terrestrial, and underwater vehicles, are increasingly utilized in dynamic and unpredictable environments, where the presence of modeling uncertainties necessitates the development of robust and…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-03-11 Maryam Norouzi , Mingxi Zhou , Chengzhi Yuan

This paper examines the event-triggered consensus of the multi-agent system on matrix-weighted networks, where the interdependencies among higher-dimensional states of neighboring agents are characterized by matrix-weighted edges in the…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-09-07 Lulu Pan , Haibin Shao , Dewei Li , Lin Liu

In recent years, numerous studies have focused on the mathematical modeling of social dynamics, with self-organization, i.e., the autonomous pattern formation, as the main driving concept. Usually, first or second order models are employed…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2016-09-26 Mattia Bongini , Massimo Fornasier

This paper is concerned with the leader-following consensus problem for a class of Lipschitz nonlinear multi-agent systems with uncertain dynamics, where each agent only transmits its noisy output, at discrete instants and independently…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-07-03 Tomas Menard , Ali Syed , Emmanuel Moulay , Patrick Coirault , Michael Defoort

This paper presents a consensus-based formation control strategy for autonomous agents moving in the plane with continuous-time single integrator dynamics. In order to save wireless resources (bandwidth, energy, etc), the designed…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2019-03-20 Fabio Molinari , Joerg Raisch

This paper focuses on the consensus and formation problems of multiagent systems under unknown persistent disturbances. Specifically, we propose a novel method that combines an existing consensus (or formation) algorithm with a new…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2013-10-15 Tansel Yucelen , Magnus Egerstedt

In this study, we propose a design methodology of distributed controllers for multi-agent systems on a class of directed interaction networks by extending the gradient-flow method. Although the gradient-flow method is a common design tool…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-03-05 Yuto Watanabe , Kazunori Sakurama , Hyo-Sung Ahn

This paper presents an angle-based approach for distributed formation shape stabilization of multi-agent systems in the plane. We develop an angle rigidity theory to study whether a planar framework can be determined by angles between…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2019-03-05 Gangshan Jing , Guofeng Zhang , Heung Wing Joseph Lee , Long Wang

Leader-follower tracking control design has received significant attention in recent years due to its important and wide applications. Considering a multi-agent system composed of a leader and multiple followers, this paper proposes and…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2019-04-02 Chuan Yan , Huazhen Fang