DocumentCode
1471360
Title
Synchronization of Heterogeneous Agents
Author
Lunze, Jan
Author_Institution
Ruhr-Univ. Bochum, Bochum, Germany
Volume
57
Issue
11
fYear
2012
Firstpage
2885
Lastpage
2890
Abstract
The task of synchronizing autonomous agents is solved by a networked controller that steers the agents towards a common trajectory. This technical note extends existing analysis and design methods towards sets of linear agents with individual dynamics. A necessary and sufficient synchronization condition is proved and it is shown that the agents can be synchronized by an appropriate networked controller if and only if their dynamics intersect.
Keywords
software agents; synchronisation; autonomous agent synchronization condition; design method; heterogeneous agent; linear agents; networked controller; Autonomous agents; Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; Multiagent systems; Synchronization; Trajectory; Vectors; Vehicles; Networked controller; sychronization;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Automatic Control, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9286
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TAC.2012.2191332
Filename
6170876
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