Title
Flocking of multi-agent dynamical systems based on pseudo-leader mechanism.
Abstract
Flocking behavior of multiple agents can be widely observed in nature such as schooling fish and flocking birds. Recent literature has proposed the possibility that flocking can be achieved even with only a small fraction of informed agents with the desired position and velocity. However, it is still a challenging problem to determine which agents should be informed or have the ability to detect the desired information. This paper aims to address this problem. By combining the ideas of virtual force and pseudo-leader mechanism, where a pseudo-leader represents an informed agent who can detect the desired information, we propose a scheme for choosing pseudo-leaders in a multi-agent group, which can be applied to an unconnected or switching neighbor graph. Numerical examples are given to show the effectiveness of the methods presented in this paper.
Year
DOI
Venue
2012
10.1016/j.sysconle.2011.10.006
Systems & Control Letters
Keywords
Field
DocType
Flocking,Multi-agent,Virtual leader,Pseudo-leader
Flocking (texture),Graph,Flocking (behavior),Dynamical systems theory,Artificial intelligence,Virtual leader,Mathematics
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
61
1
0167-6911
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
17
0.94
10
Authors
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Jin Zhou144432.75
Wenwu Yu2171.95
XiaoQun Wu326433.25
Michael Small4171.95
Junan Lu565155.81