受未知通信时滞影响的高阶多智能体系统的趋同

本文考虑了极点在闭左半平面的高阶连续多智能体系统的趋同问题.假设网络拓扑为有向图,且个体从邻居收到的信息存在通信时滞,分别得到与时滞无关和与时滞有关的两种趋同条件,这两个条件充分揭示了智能体结构、通信时滞和网络拓扑三者之间的关系.本文的核心方法是利用参数化代数Riccati方程的唯一正定解来设计趋同增益.此外,文中说明了通信时滞在有些情况下可为时变的.最后,数值例子验证了所得理论结果的有效性.     

Global stabilization of stochastic high-order feedforward nonlinear systems with time-varying delay

In this paper, we consider the problem of global stabilization for a class of stochastic high-order feedforward nonlinear systems with time-varying delay. By introducing the homogeneous domination design method and constructing the appropriate Lyapunov–Krasovskii functional, a state feedback controller is constructed to drive the closed-loop system to be globally asymptotically stable in probability.     

Consensus of second-order multi-agent systems with delayed nonlinear dynamics and aperiodically intermittent communications

In this paper, we investigate the consensus problem for second-order multi-agent systems with inherent delayed nonlinear dynamics and aperiodically intermittent communication. First, different from previous works, aperiodically intermittent communication is proposed. Moreover, two types of delay are considered. The first case is that the delay is small enough so that it is less than the minimum of communication width. The other one is that the delay is time-varying and large, and in this case, we do not restrict the delay less than the communication width. Different approaches are provided to study these two cases, and some conditions are obtained to achieve second-order consensus under a fixed strongly connected and balanced topology. Finally, a simulation example is presented to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.     

Output feedback stabilization of stochastic feedforward nonlinear systems with input and state delay

This paper considers the problem of output feedback stabilization for a class of stochastic feedforward nonlinear systems with input and state delay. Under a set of coordinate transformations, we first design a linear output feedback controller for a nominal system. Then, with the aid of feedback domination technique and an appropriate Lyapunov–Krasovskii functional, it is proved that the proposed linear output feedback controller can drive the closed‐loop system globally asymptotically stable in probability. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Consensusability of multi-agent systems with time-varying communication delay

This paper studies the consensusability problem of continuous-time multi-agent systems with time-varying communication delay in undirected network. We design a consensus protocol based on the low gain solution of a parametric algebraic Riccati equation (ARE) and not use the precise information of the amount of time-varying delay. By studying the joint effect of agent dynamic and network topology, sufficient conditions are given for consensus when all poles of the system matrix are on the closed left-half plane. In case of non-zero poles on the imaginary axis, maximal admissible upper bound of the time-varying delay is given in terms of both the agent dynamic and network topology; otherwise, consensus can be achieved for the time-varying delay with arbitrarily large upper bound. Finally, simulation results are presented to demonstrate the effectiveness of the theoretical results.     

Consensus tracking for second-order nonlinear multi-agent systems with switching topologies and a time-varying reference state

In this study, the authors consider the consensus tracking problem for second-order nonlinear multi-agent systems with switching topologies and a time-varying reference state. The dynamics of each agent consists of nonlinear inherent dynamics. In order to reach consensus tracking, a class of nonsmooth control protocols is proposed which only depends on the agent's own information and its neighbours’ information. With the aid of algebraic graph theory, matrix theory, and Lyapunov theory, some corresponding sufficient conditions guaranteeing consensus tracking under the proposed control protocols are derived. Finally, the numerical simulations are given to illustrate the effectiveness of the developed theoretical results.     

Consensus problem of heterogeneous multi-agent systems with time delay under fixed and switching topologies

Consensus problem is investigated for heterogeneous multi-agent systems composed of first-order agents and second-order agents in this paper. Leader-following consensus protocol is adopted to solve consensus problem of heterogeneous multi-agent systems with time-varying communication and input delays. By constructing Lyapunov-Krasovkii functional, sufficient consensus conditions in linear matrix inequality(LMI) form are obtained for the system under fixed interconnection topology. Moreover, consensus conditions are also obtained for the heterogeneous systems under switching topologies with time delays. Simulation examples are given to illustrate effectiveness of the results.     

具有通信时延的离散时间二阶多个体网络的一致性问题

针对具有通信时延的离散时间二阶多个体系统的一致性问题,采用了具有静态领导者的一致性算法.根据广义Nyquist判据和Gerschgorin圆盘定理,得到了系统渐近收敛到领导者状态的充分条件.在个体与领导者构成的连接拓扑满足一定连通性的前提下,该充分条件是分散形式的,与控制参数、邻居个体之间的连接权值相关,而与通信时延大小无关.仿真结果证明了结论的正确性.     

Bounded control of feedforward nonlinear systems subject to input time‐delay

This article is concerned with the global stabilization problem of a family of feedforward nonlinear time‐delay systems whose linearized system consists of multiple distinct oscillators. To fully utilize the delayed information and maintain the state decoupling property in the controller design, the considered nonlinear feedforward system is first transformed into a new system which contains time delays in both its input and states based on a novel model transformation containing time delays, and then the stabilizing saturated controller for the transformed system is designed based on the recursive design method. Meanwhile, explicit stability conditions are also provided. When the linearized system is a cascade of multiple oscillators and multiple integrators, a modified saturated feedback control utilizing not only the current state but also the delayed state is also established for the corresponding global stabilization problem. Two examples, including a practical one, are given to show the effectiveness and superiority of the proposed approaches.     

Adaptive output feedback control of feedforward nonlinear distributed delay systems with unknown delay kernel

This paper considers the problem of global adaptive output feedback regulation for a class of uncertain feedforward nonlinear distributed delay systems. Compared with the existing results, we reduce the conservatism of the restrictive conditions by combining the dynamic scaling technique and the backstepping method, in particular, uncertain control coefficients and unknown delay kernels are admitted. With the help of the Lyapunov–Krasovskii theorem, a delay-independent output feedback controller is proposed by constructing an input-driven observer with a novel dynamic gain, which guarantees that all the closed-loop signals are globally bounded while rendering the states of original system and the estimate states globally asymptotically to converge to zero as time goes to infinity. Finally, a numerical example is given to illustrate the usefulness of our results.     

Networked iterative learning control approach for nonlinear systems with random communication delay

This paper constructs a proportional-type networked iterative learning control (NILC) scheme for a class of discrete-time nonlinear systems with the stochastic data communication delay within one operation duration and being subject to Bernoulli-type distribution. In the scheme, the communication delayed data is replaced by successfully captured one at the concurrent sampling moment of the latest iteration. The tracking performance of the addressed NILC algorithm is analysed by statistic technique in virtue of mathematical expectation. The analysis shows that, under certain conditions, the expectation of the tracking error measured in the form of 1-norm is asymptotically convergent to zero. Numerical experiments are carried out to illustrate the validity and effectiveness.     

Bounded control of feedforward time‐delay systems with linearized systems consisting of chain of oscillators

For the global stabilization of a family of feedforward nonlinear time‐delay systems whose linearized systems consist of a chain of identical oscillators, a saturated feedback control is established based on a special canonical form. The proposed control laws use not only the current states but also the delayed states for feedback, which helps maintain the decoupling property in the recursive design. Moreover, explicit conditions guaranteeing the stability of the closed‐loop system are provided. When the nonlinear terms vanish and even the oscillators are distinct, a modified saturated feedback control can still be established for the corresponding global stabilization problem. Two numerical examples are given to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed approaches.     

Global output feedback stabilisation of stochastic high-order feedforward nonlinear systems with time-delay

This paper considers the problem of output feedback stabilisation for stochastic high-order feedforward nonlinear systems with time-varying delay. By using the homogeneous domination theory and solving several troublesome obstacles in the design and analysis, an output feedback controller is constructed to drive the closed-loop system globally asymptotically stable in probability.     

具有时变通信延迟的多智能体系统改进蜂拥控制

针对不确定非线性二阶多智能体系统中存在的时变通信时延和未知干扰问题,提出了一种鲁棒自适应蜂拥控制规律。为了使二阶多智能体系统能够具有更好的抗干扰能力,设计了基于智能体位置状态信息和速度状态信息的鲁棒自适应算子,实现了系统在时变通信时延扰动下的分布控制。通过使用Lyapunov-Krasovskii方法构造能量函数,证明了多智能体系统的网络连通性,智能体的速度收敛于虚拟领导者的速度,并给出了具有时变通信时延的多智能体系统收敛条件。仿真实验结果表明,在不同干扰强度和不同通信时延下系统均能实现快速收敛,形成稳定的拓扑结构,证明所提方法正确有效。     

Output-feedback stabilization for stochastic high-order nonlinear systems with time-varying delay

This paper investigates output-feedback control for a class of stochastic high-order nonlinear systems with time-varying delay for the first time. By introducing the adding a power integrator technique in the stochastic systems and a rescaling transformation, and choosing an appropriate Lyapunov-Krasoviskii functional, an output-feedback controller is constructed to render the closed-loop system globally asymptotically stable in probability and the output can be regulated to the origin almost surely. A simulation example is provided to show the effectiveness of the designed controller.     

Consensus of single integrator multi-agent systems with directed topology and communication delays

In this paper, a distributed control scheme has been developed for consensus of single integrator multi-agent systems with directed fixed communication topology for arbitrarily large constant, time-varying or distributed communication delays. It is proved that the closed loop control system can reach consensus with an exponential convergence rate if and only if the topology is quasi-strongly connected. Simulation results are also provided to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed controller.     

Consensus of a class of second‐order nonlinear heterogeneous multi‐agent systems with uncertainty and communication delay

In this paper, a consensus problem is studied for a group of second‐order nonlinear heterogeneous agents with non‐uniform time delay in communication links and uncertainty in agent dynamics. We design a class of novel decentralized control protocols for the consensus problem whose solvability is converted into stability analysis of an associated closed‐loop system with uncertainty and time delay. Using an explicitly constructed Lyapunov functional, the stability conditions or the solvability conditions of the consensus problem are given in terms of a set of linear matrix inequalities apart from a small number of scalar parameters that appear nonlinearly. Furthermore, the linear matrix inequalities are theoretically verified to be solvable when the communication delay is sufficiently small. The effectiveness of the proposed control protocol is illustrated by numerical examples. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

New stability criteria for singular systems with time-varying delay and nonlinear perturbations

This paper concerns the stability analysis for singular systems with time-varying delay and nonlinear perturbations. Two cases of time-varying delay, which is differentiable (Case 1) or not differentiable (Case 2), are considered. The considered nonlinear perturbations includes the norm-bounded uncertainties as a special case. Some delay-dependent stability criteria are derived by using a delay decomposition approach. In the delay decomposition approach, the entire delay interval is divided into multiple sub-intervals for which different energy functions are defined for building new Lyapunov–Krasovskii functional. Some numerical and practical examples are given to show the effectiveness and significant improvement of the proposed method.     

New criteria for exponential stability of nonlinear difference systems with time-varying delay

General nonlinear time-varying difference systems with time-varying delay are considered. Some new explicit criteria for global exponential stability are given. Two examples are given to illustrate the obtained results.     

具有通信时延和有向网络的多智能体分布式优化

本文对非平衡有向拓扑下一阶多智能体系统的分布式优化问题进行研究.研究的智能体在与邻居的通信过程中都有一个变化的时延.本文的目标是找到使得目标函数f(x)=(NΣi=1)fi(xi)最小的智能体的状态.提出了一种基于有向图的拉普拉斯矩阵的零特征值对应的左特征向量和智能体的局部信息的控制器.在这项研究中,去掉了fi(xi)...