Title
Robust output synchronization for heterogeneous multi-agent systems based on input-output decoupling
Abstract
This paper deals with the problem of robust output synchronization for heterogeneous multi-agent systems. We propose a method to homogenize the output dynamics of every agent, which is based on noninteracting control techniques. Hence, the problem is reduced to a simple synchronization task for homogeneous systems. Moreover, we present an approach to reformulate the homogenization purpose as a problem of finding a structurally constrained controller in the standard control problem framework, and thus use well established tools to increase the robustness of the agents against exogenous disturbances. The robust output synchronization of a heterogeneous aircraft fleet illustrates the effectiveness of the approach.
Year
DOI
Venue
2014
10.1109/ICCA.2014.6870989
Control & Automation
Keywords
Field
DocType
aircraft control,multi-agent systems,robust control,synchronisation,exogenous disturbances,heterogeneous aircraft fleet,heterogeneous multiagent systems,input-output decoupling,noninteracting control techniques,output dynamics,robust output synchronization,standard control problem framework,structurally constrained controller,synchronization task
Synchronization,Control theory,Decoupling (cosmology),Control engineering,Multi-agent system,Input/output,Engineering
Conference
ISSN
Citations 
PageRank 
1948-3449
1
0.37
References 
Authors
7
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Saman Khodaverdian110.37
Jürgen Adamy219239.49