Title
Formation control using adaptive parameter-dependent potential functions
Abstract
In this paper we present a formation control approach based on Gaussian potential functions, each parametrized by an agent-related control parameter. This results in different characteristics of attractive and repulsive forces among agents and targets, as well as among agents themselves and dependence of the formation's potential structure on the change of agent's configurations. Furthermore, we show that the undesired stable equilibria can be eliminated by the mutual interaction of agents. This leads to the characteristics change of the elementary potential functions achieved by adaptation. The introduced adaptation changes the agent-related control parameters step-wise depending on the acquired equilibrium state. The proposed approach is implemented and validated in simulation and experimentally.
Year
DOI
Venue
2014
10.1109/CCA.2014.6981400
Control Applications
Keywords
Field
DocType
Gaussian processes,adaptive control,autonomous aerial vehicles,mobile robots,multi-robot systems,Gaussian potential function parametrization,adaptive parameter-dependent potential functions,agent configurations,attractive force characteristics,elementary potential functions,formation control approach,formation potential structure,mutual agent interaction,repulsive force characteristics,stable equilibrium state,step-wise agent-related control parameters
Computer science,Control theory,Control engineering
Conference
ISSN
Citations 
PageRank 
1085-1992
0
0.34
References 
Authors
5
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Mihovil Bartulovic100.34
Ivana Palunko21218.82
Stjepan Bogdan315228.12