Title :
Agreement with non-uniform information delays
Author :
Lee, Dongjun ; Spong, Mark W.
Author_Institution :
Coordinated Sci. Lab., Illinois Univ., Urbana, IL
Abstract :
We propose a novel agreement framework for multiple (possibly heterogeneous) agents evolving on a directed information graph with non-uniform delays. Our proposed framework can ensure agreement of a certain scalar quantity among the agents, as long as 1) for each agent, we can design a local control s.t. its closed-loop transfer function has unit gain at dc and gain strictly less than unity elsewhere; 2) the information graph has a globally reachable node (i.e. there exists a path from it to every other nodes); and 3) the information delays are finite constants. Rendezvous simulation is performed to verify the theory
Keywords :
closed loop systems; delays; directed graphs; multi-agent systems; reachability analysis; transfer functions; closed-loop transfer function; cooperative control; directed information graph; local control; multiagent agreement; multiple agents; nonuniform information delays; reachable node; scalar quantity; spectral radius theorem; Computational modeling; Computer applications; Data engineering; Delay effects; Information analysis; Multiagent systems; Power engineering and energy; Topology; Transfer functions; Underwater communication;
Conference_Titel :
American Control Conference, 2006
Conference_Location :
Minneapolis, MN
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0209-3
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-0209-3
DOI :
10.1109/ACC.2006.1655447