Title :
Synchronization of Heterogeneous Agents
Author_Institution :
Ruhr-Univ. Bochum, Bochum, Germany
Abstract :
The task of synchronizing autonomous agents is solved by a networked controller that steers the agents towards a common trajectory. This technical note extends existing analysis and design methods towards sets of linear agents with individual dynamics. A necessary and sufficient synchronization condition is proved and it is shown that the agents can be synchronized by an appropriate networked controller if and only if their dynamics intersect.
Keywords :
software agents; synchronisation; autonomous agent synchronization condition; design method; heterogeneous agent; linear agents; networked controller; Autonomous agents; Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; Multiagent systems; Synchronization; Trajectory; Vectors; Vehicles; Networked controller; sychronization;
Journal_Title :
Automatic Control, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TAC.2012.2191332
