Title :
Forced and constrained consensus among cooperating agents
Author :
Moore, Kevin L. ; Lucarelli, Dennis
Author_Institution :
Appl. Phys. Lab., Johns Hopkins Univ., Laurel, MD, USA
Abstract :
In this paper we consider the coordination of multiple agents via nearest-neighbor negotiations over a consensus variable. Existing results for single consensus variables are extended to include the cases of forced consensus, when one of the negotiating agents is driven by a setpoint, and of multiple consensus variables separated by hard constraints.
Keywords :
cooperative systems; multi-robot systems; cooperating agents; forced consensus; multiple agents; multiple consensus variables; nearest-neighbor negotiations; negotiating agents; Communication system control; Context; Convergence; Laboratories; Land vehicles; Physics; Robustness; Topology; Unmanned aerial vehicles; Vehicle dynamics;
Conference_Titel :
Networking, Sensing and Control, 2005. Proceedings. 2005 IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8812-7
DOI :
10.1109/ICNSC.2005.1461232
