Title :
Constrained invariant motions for networked multi-agent systems
Author :
Franceschelli, Mauro ; Egerstedt, Magnus ; Giua, Alessandro ; Mahulea, Cristian
Author_Institution :
Electr. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
Abstract :
In this paper we propose a methodology to solve the constrained consensus problem, i.e., the consensus problem for multi-agent systems with constrained dynamics. We propose a decentralized one-step horizon optimization problem to be solved iteratively by the agents to achieve rendezvous at the centroid of the network while ensuring the connectivity of the network and the feasibility of the agents motion respect to their constrained kinematics. We also provide simulations of the algorithm behavior.
Keywords :
control engineering computing; multi-agent systems; multivariable control systems; optimisation; constrained consensus problem; constrained invariant motion; constrained kinematics; decentralized one-step horizon optimization problem; networked multiagent systems; Computer networks; Computer science; Constraint optimization; Control systems; Iterative algorithms; Kinematics; Laplace equations; Motion control; Multiagent systems; Network topology;
Conference_Titel :
American Control Conference, 2009. ACC '09.
Conference_Location :
St. Louis, MO
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4523-3
Electronic_ISBN :
0743-1619
DOI :
10.1109/ACC.2009.5160191