Title :
White noise disturbance and topological heterogeneity analysis for the hybrid consensus protocol
Author :
Zhang, Haopeng ; Mullen, Sean R. ; Hui, Qing
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng., Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock, TX, USA
Abstract :
In this note, we extend the robustness analysis for the hybrid consensus protocol to a more general case: the white noise disturbance effect on the hybrid system, which is a significant measurement when considering the robustness of control protocols. The expectation and covariance of the states for the system are formulated, and the Lyapunov stability for the hybrid system is developed. Furthermore, considering attacks to the graph of the multi-agent system, the topology of the network might be unconnected, therefore, the study of the disconnectedness effect on the system is necessary. Hence, the unconnected topologies are investigated for the hybrid system, and the necessary and sufficient conditions for weak formation and consensus are provided, respectively. Moreover, simulations are provided to verify our theoretical analysis.
Keywords :
Lyapunov methods; graph theory; multi-agent systems; stability; white noise; Lyapunov stability; control protocols; graph theory; hybrid consensus protocol; hybrid system; multiagent system; necessary conditions; robustness analysis; sufficient conditions; topological heterogeneity analysis; unconnected topologies; white noise disturbance effect; Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; Network topology; Observers; Protocols; Robustness; Topology; White noise;
Conference_Titel :
Decision and Control and European Control Conference (CDC-ECC), 2011 50th IEEE Conference on
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-800-6
Electronic_ISBN :
0743-1546
DOI :
10.1109/CDC.2011.6161461