Title :
Stability analysis of swarms in an environment with an attractant/repellent profile
Author :
Gazi, Veysel ; Passino, Kevin M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH, USA
Abstract :
In this article we specify an "individual-based" continuous time swarm model in n-dimensional space with an attractant/repellent profile. The motion of each individual is determined by three components: (i) attraction to the other individuals on long distances, (ii) repulsion from the other individuals on short distances, and (iii) attraction to the more favorable regions of the attractant/repellent profile. We study the stability properties of the collective behavior of the swarm for different profiles and provide conditions for collective convergence to more favorable regions of the profile.
Keywords :
continuous time systems; decentralised control; optimisation; stability; attractant/repellent profile; continuous time swarm model; n-dimensional space; stability analysis of swarms; Ant colony optimization; Automatic control; Automotive engineering; Control systems; Convergence; Distributed control; Electronic mail; Microorganisms; Organisms; Stability analysis;
Conference_Titel :
American Control Conference, 2002. Proceedings of the 2002
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7298-0
DOI :
10.1109/ACC.2002.1023831
