基于观测器的多智能体系统自适应跟踪控制

基于带有非线性动态的二阶多智能体系统,研究在有参考领导者条件下的跟踪一致性问题。假设跟随者之间的网络拓扑为有向图。针对跟随者不能得到自己的速度信息,为每个跟随者设计分布式观测器来估计自己的速度,在网络拓扑为有向图且在切换拓扑图的情况下给出基于观测器的自适应控制协议。利用Lyapunov稳定性理论和矩阵理论分析,得到使系统实现一致性的充分条件。仿真结果表明,在局部观测器和控制协议及自适应控制下,跟随者可以跟踪到领导者。     

非仿射非线性多智能体系统迭代学习一致跟踪

为了解决非仿射非线性多智能体系统在给定时间区间上一致性完全跟踪问题,基于迭代学习控制方法设计一种分布式一致性跟踪控制算法.首先,由引入的虚拟领导者与所有跟随者组成多智能体系统的通信拓扑,其中虚拟领导者的作用是提供期望轨迹.然后,在只有部分跟随者能够获得领导者信息的条件下,利用每个跟随者及其邻居的跟踪误差构造每个跟随者的迭代学习一致性跟踪控制器.同时采用中值定理将非仿射非线性多智能体系统转化仿射形式,并基于压缩映射方法证明所提算法的收敛性,给出算法的收敛条件.理论分析表明,在智能体的非线性函数未知情况下,利用所提算法可以使非仿射非线性多智能体系统在给定时间区间上随迭代次数增加逐次实现一致性完全跟踪.最后,通过仿真算例进一步验证所提算法的有效性.     

基于相对位置信息的多智能体系统自适应跟踪控制

针对带有动态领导者的多智能体系统,为了使其达到跟踪一致性,设计只依赖于相对位置信息的自适应跟踪控制律.根据接收到的相对位置信息为每个跟随者设计动态输出反馈控制律,并根据控制律估计出智能体之间的相对速度信息.在此基础上设计自适应跟踪控制律,并且通过Lyapunov 稳定性理论和矩阵理论分析得到使系统达到跟踪一致性的充分条件.最后通过数值仿真验证了所提出的设计方法的有效性.     

带有智能领导者的网络系统分群投影一致性

针对多智能体系统在分群结构下投影一致性问题,引入了一种新的领导者称之为智能领导者。与传统的领导者相比,智能领导者可以获取和利用相邻跟随者位置信息,这些信息是否会用于调整智能领导者的控制算法由事件触发函数决定,从而很大程度上提高了系统的鲁棒性和容错性。设计了一个新颖的分布式控制协议;利用矩阵理论和Lyapunov稳定性理论,给出了系统在分群结构下实现投影一致性的充分条件;基于拉普拉斯变换性质,分析了当一些跟随者发生执行器故障时,系统能够保证跟踪误差有界;最后数值仿真验证了结果的有效性。     

随机多智能体系统一致性增益的设计与分析

在固定和切换拓扑中通信网络含有加性随机噪声的情况下,针对随机多智能体系统一致性跟踪控制问题,本文采用自适应控制方法给出了一种新的一致性增益设计方法.在基于邻居智能体状态设计的分布式自适应控制协议中,每个跟随者的一致性增益自适应律仅仅依赖于跟踪误差,并且与通信网络全局信息无关.结合代数图论,随机理论工具和自适应控制得到两个结论:1)每个跟随者以均方意义下跟踪上领导者; 2)每个跟随者的一致性增益趋于一个理想估计值.通过两个仿真实例验证算法的有效性.     

异构集群系统分布式自适应输出时变编队跟踪控制

提出了一种能够解决高阶异构集群系统输出时变编队跟踪问题的控制方法. 集群系统中的智能体分为领导者和跟随者, 领导者和跟随者的动力学模型可以完全不同. 跟随者的输出在跟踪领导者输出的同时保持时变编队实现协同运动. 考虑了领导者存在已知或未知控制输入、领导者和跟随者均存在未知扰动、有向通信拓扑存在切换等多种因素并存的情况, 结合观测器理论、自适应控制理论和滑模控制理论设计了完全分布式的输出时变编队跟踪控制协议, 摆脱了对领导者控制输入上界值、与通信拓扑相关的拉普拉斯矩阵的特征值以及时变编队函数等全局信息的依赖. 利用Lyapunov理论证明了在有向拓扑切换条件下异构集群系统的闭环稳定性. 最后通过数值仿真对理论结果的有效性进行了验证.     

基于事件触发的二阶多智能体领导跟随一致性

研究二阶多智能体系统在固定有向拓扑下的领导跟随一致性问题.为了节省网络和计算资源,给出一种基于事件触发控制的一致性算法.针对每个跟随者智能体,设计基于状态误差形式的触发函数,只有当状态误差满足一定条件,即触发函数取值为零时智能体才触发事件,同时更新并传递自身的采样信息,在两个相邻事件触发时刻之间,控制输入只受领导者控制信号的影响.利用模型变换、矩阵理论和Lyapunov稳定性理论给出多智能体系统达到领导跟随一致性的充分条件.仿真结果验证了理论方案的可行性和有效性.     

带强连通分支的多智能体系统可控包含控制

研究有强连通子图拓扑结构的有向多智能体系统领导者选择及可控包含控制问题.根据网络拓扑结构,智能体被分为两类:单元智能体和一般智能体.首先设计强连通子图中个体组成的单元智能体的一致性协议实现各个单元的一致;后由单元智能体和一般智能体构成新的拓扑结构,结合复杂网络可控性理论与二分图最大匹配算法确定满足网络可控的最少领导者集合,并为所有智能个体设计相应的控制协议,驱使跟随者渐近收敛到多个领导者组成的动态凸包中,从而实现网络的可控包含控制.仿真结果验证了理论分析的正确性.     

动态事件触发机制下二阶多智能体系统完全分布式控制

本文研究了无向通信拓扑下二阶多智能体系统的一致性问题, 分别针对有领导者和无领导者的情形, 设计 了一类基于辅助动态变量的完全分布式事件触发控制策略, 该策略具有参数较少且易调等特点. 智能体自身的触 发函数满足条件时才向邻居广播自身的状态信息, 有效避免了连续通信, 减少了系统能量耗散. 每个智能体的控制 协议和触发函数都只用到自身的状态和邻居触发时刻的状态, 不涉及邻居的实时状态信息, 也不依赖通信拓扑网络 的任何全局信息. 利用代数图论以及Lyapunov稳定性理论, 证明在所提出的控制策略下, 二阶多智能体系统能够实 现渐近一致性, 且不存在Zeno行为. 仿真示例进一步验证了理论结果的有效性.     

二阶有向多智能体网络的可控包含控制

研究随机给定拓扑结构的二阶有向多智能体网络的可控包含控制问题.针对当前包含控制研究成果大多没有考虑多智能体网络领导者和跟随者的可控配置问题,结合复杂网络可控性理论和二分图最大匹配算法给出满足网络可控的领导者和跟随者集合,并为跟随者智能体设计相应的控制协议,驱使跟随者能够渐近收敛到由多个领导者构成的静态凸包中,从而实现网络的可控包含控制.仿真结果验证了理论分析的正确性.     

Distributed observers design for leader-following control of multi-agent networks

This paper is concerned with a leader-follower problem for a multi-agent system with a switching interconnection topology. Distributed observers are designed for the second-order follower-agents, under the common assumption that the velocity of the active leader cannot be measured in real time. Some dynamic neighbor-based rules, consisting of distributed controllers and observers for the autonomous agents, are developed to keep updating the information of the leader. With the help of an explicitly constructed common Lyapunov function (CLF), it is proved that each agent can follow the active leader. Moreover, the tracking error is estimated even in a noisy environment. Finally, a numerical example is given for illustration.     

Second-order tracking control for leader-follower multi-agent flocking in directed graphs with switching topology

This paper investigates the flocking problem for leader-follower multi-agent systems in directed graphs with switching topology. A decentralized state control rule, namely, a second-order protocol, is designed for each agent to track the leader. And it is proved that the proposed control scheme can effectively estimate the tracking error of each agent when the leader is active. Particularly, to ensure the tracking error can be estimated, the following two questions are solved: (1) How many agents are needed to connect to the leader? (2) How should these connections be distributed? Finally, a simple example is also given to verify the effectiveness of the proposed theorems.     

Finite-time formation of multiple agents based on multiple virtual leaders

The finite-time formation problem of multiple agents aims to find a control protocol to guarantee finite-time consensus, in which every agent can be in the right position and keep in the given formation configuration efficiently. However, it is hard to achieve a stable state if only by setting one virtual leader in multiple tasks system. This paper presents a formation controller design for a second-order multiple agents to address the finite-time formation problem. In the procedure, each agent has a virtual leader, and then a control law is designed so that the agents can keep pace with their virtual leaders in terms of speed and position. Accordingly, the controller can ensure that the relative positions among different agents and the trajectory of the whole formation can be specified in advance. Moreover, since the closed-loop system is finite-time stable, which implies that the required formation is attainable without a deviation in finite time. Finally, the stability analysis is proved by applying the graph theory, Lyapunov stability theory and homogeneous system theory. The effectiveness of the algorithm is demonstrated by numerical simulations.     

Consensus control of leader-following nonlinear multi-agent systems with distributed adaptive iterative learning control

This paper addresses the consensus problem of leader-following nonlinear multi-agent systems with iterative learning control. The assumption that only a small portion of following agents can receive the information of leader agent is considered. To approximate the nonlinear dynamics of a given system, the radial basis function neural network is introduced. Then, a distributed adaptive iterative learning control protocol with an auxiliary control term is designed, where the estimates of nonlinear dynamics are applied in control protocol design and three adaptive laws are presented. Furthermore, the convergence of the proposed control protocol is analysed by Lyapunov stability theory. Finally, a simulation example is provided to demonstrate the validity of theoretical results.     

多机器人主—从行星式编队控制

研究了二阶积分器描述的多机器人主—从行星式编队控制问题,提出了将多机器人编队分解为每个机器人对各自具有时变速度的虚拟机器人的跟踪控制,使得每个机器人相对于虚拟机器人的位置与速度跟踪误差收敛为零且彼此不相碰撞,此时编队系统收敛到理想队形.在统一的算法框架下,分别实现了跟随者以领航者为中心的公转运动编队(revolution formation,RF)模式和跟随者与领航者保持期望距离、期望速度的编队(desiredformation,DF)模式.公转运动编队(RF)模式适用于异构多机器人系统的环境探索任务;保持期望距离、期望速度的编队(DF)模式适用于自主水下机器人(AUV)、无人机(UAV)等合作与协调任务.应用李亚普诺夫稳定性理论对控制算法的稳定性进行了分析,并通过计算机仿真验证了该方法的有效性.     

Leader-following scaled consensus of second-order multi-agent systems under directed topologies

ABSTRACT

This paper investigates the leader-following scaled consensus problem of second-order multi-agent systems under directed topologies. Three novel leader-following scaled consensus protocols are designed. First, a novel scaled consensus protocol is proposed. It can guarantee the velocity of each agent in one sub-group exactly follow that of a leader, and the follower agents achieve scaled consensus. Second, another proposed protocol enables the agents' positions and velocities of one sub-group accurately track those of a leader, and the follower agents achieve scaled consensus. Third, consider the case where the leader's states available to one or multiple followers and the leader travels with a varying velocity, a novel scaled consensus tracking protocol is proposed. Sufficient and necessary conditions are obtained to guarantee scaled consensus tracking for the three cases,respectively. Finally, simulation examples are made to verify the effectiveness of the theoretical results.     

Guaranteed‐performance consensus tracking of singular multiagent systems with Lipschitz nonlinear dynamics and switching topologies

In this paper, the problem of guaranteed‐performance consensus tracking of continuous‐time singular multiagent systems with Lipschitz nonlinearities and switching topologies is investigated. Consideration is that the interaction of the concerned agent network is described by a set of directed graphs with the union graph having a directed spanning tree rooted at the leader. To establish the guaranteed‐performance criterion, a quadratic performance function is constructed by utilizing the consensus errors among all agents. Then, a consensus protocol that collects the local information from neighboring agents is proposed to achieve consensus tracking and to guarantee the consensus regulation performance of the multiagent systems. On the basis of nonsingular transformation approach, singular systems theory, and Lyapunov stability analysis, the concerned guaranteed‐performance consensus tracking problem is cast into the admissibility analysis for an equivalent kind of switched singular consensus error system. Furthermore, sufficient conditions on the guaranteed‐performance consensus tracking protocol design are formulated in terms of linear matrix inequalities. Finally, numerical examples are employed to demonstrate the effectiveness of the theoretical results.     

无速度输入多智能体系统的一致性

本文研究了有无引导者的多智能体系统在非线性协议下的一致性问题.当智能体速度信息无法获知时,分别针对有无引导者的多智能体系统设计了包含辅助系统和智能体相对位移信息的非线性分布式协议.借助图论、Lyapunov稳定性理论、Barbalat引理等方法,推导出有无引导者的多智能体系统在连通无向通讯网络中实现一致的充分条件,其次,设计了一种新的能使引导–追随者多智能体系统在有向通讯网络中实现期望一致的协议.最后,数值仿真验证了结果的正确性.     

Modified leader-following consensus of time-delay multi-agent systems via sampled control and smart leader

In this paper, the consensus problems of multiple agents with continuous-time single-integrator dynamics are studied, where each agent can obtain the position data of its neighboring agents at discrete-time points by using the periodic sampling technology and zero-order hold circuit. The smart leader is introduced, which can adjust the interaction strength between itself and the target point according to the state errors between itself and its neighboring followers. The modified leader-following consensus problem is defined as the leader-following consensus problem when the smart leader is adopted. Different leader-following consensus protocols are obtained for the multi-agent systems with or without sampling delays. The theoretical results, which are analysed with Lyapunov stability theory, can decrease the tracking error of the system, especially for the multi-agent systems with disturbance generated by actuator faults. Some simulation examples and real experiments are presented for illustration.