Title : 
Finite-Time Consensus for Multi-agent Systems Via Sinusoidal Controller
         
        
            Author : 
Bing Luo ; Qiyuan Li ; Yaqiao Yang
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Coll. of Electron. Eng., Naval Univ. of Eng., Wuhan, China
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
In the paper, finite-time consensus problem via sinusoidal controller for continuous-time multi-agent systems are considered. By employing the method of finite-time Lyapunov functions, we derive conditions that guarantee the two protocols to solve the finite-time consensus problem and finite-time consensus tracking problem respectively. Simulations are presented to show the effectiveness of our results.
         
        
            Keywords : 
Lyapunov methods; continuous time systems; control system analysis; multi-agent systems; Lyapunov functions; continuous-time multiagent systems; finite-time consensus tracking problem; protocols; sinusoidal controller; Control systems; Educational institutions; Multiagent systems; Protocols; Stability criteria; Topology; consensus; consensus tracking; finite-time;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Control Engineering and Communication Technology (ICCECT), 2012 International Conference on
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
Liaoning
         
        
            Print_ISBN : 
978-1-4673-4499-9
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/ICCECT.2012.43