Human-in-the-Loop Consensus Control for Nonlinear Multi-Agent Systems With Actuator Faults

This paper considers the human-in-the-loop leader-following consensus control problem of multi-agent systems (MASs) with unknown matched nonlinear functions and actuator faults. It is assumed that a human operator controls the MASs via sending the command signal to a non-autonomous leader which generates the desired trajectory. Moreover, the leader’s input is nonzero and not available to all followers. By using neural networks and fault estimators to approximate unknown nonlinear dynamics and identify the actuator faults, respectively, the neighborhood observer-based neural fault-tolerant controller with dynamic coupling gains is designed. It is proved that the state of each follower can synchronize with the leader’s state under a directed graph and all signals in the closed-loop system are guaranteed to be cooperatively uniformly ultimately bounded. Finally, simulation results are presented for verifying the effectiveness of the proposed control method.      

Prescribed performance distributed consensus control for nonlinear multi-agent systems with unknown dead-zone input

In this paper, the problem of prescribed performance distributed output consensus for higher-order non-affine nonlinear multi-agent systems with unknown dead-zone input is investigated. Fuzzy logical systems are utilised to identify the unknown nonlinearities. By introducing prescribed performance, the transient and steady performance of synchronisation errors are guaranteed. Based on Lyapunov stability theory and the dynamic surface control technique, a new distributed consensus algorithm for non-affine nonlinear multi-agent systems is proposed, which ensures cooperatively uniformly ultimately boundedness of all signals in the closed-loop systems and enables the output of each follower to synchronise with the leader within predefined bounded error. Finally, simulation examples are provided to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed control scheme.     

Leader-following fixed-time output feedback consensus for second-order multi-agent systems with input saturation

This paper investigates the leader-following fixed-time output feedback consensus problem for second-order multi-agent systems with input saturation. By combing fixed-time control technique and bi-limit homogeneous systems theory, a class of bounded fixed-time consensus protocols are developed for leader-following multi-agent systems. The protocol design is divided into two parts. First, when all the state information of the followers are measurable, a state feedback consensus protocol is designed to achieve fixed-time consensus. Then, when the velocity information is unmeasurable, an observer-based fixed-time consensus protocol is proposed. With the help of Lyapunov stability theorem and the property of a homogeneous function, it is theoretically shown that the states of all followers can track that of the leader in fixed-time in the presence of input saturation. Finally, numerical simulation is carried out to illustrate the effectiveness of theoretical results.     

A Continuous Leader-following Consensus Control Strategy for a Class of Uncertain Multi-agent Systems

In this paper, we study the robust leader-following consensus problem for a class of multi-agent systems with unknown nonlinear dynamics and unknown but bounded disturbances. The control input of the leader agent is nonzero and not available to any follower agent. We first consider a class of high order chain integrator-type multi-agent systems. By employing the robust integral of the sign of the error technique, a continuous distributed control law is constructed using local information obtained from neighboring agents. Using Lyapunov analysis theory, we show that under a connected undirected information communication topology, the proposed protocol achieves semiglobal leader-following consensus. We then extend the approach to a class of more general uncertain multiagent systems. A numerical example is given to verify our proposed protocol.      

带有不连续动力学的非线性多智能体系统固定时间一致性EI北大核心CSCD

本文研究了一类带有不连续动力学和有界扰动的非线性多智能体系统领导跟随固定时间一致性问题.首先,在不对称的有向拓扑图下,本文设计了一种辅助信号,该辅助信号用于观测领导者状态,且该辅助信号不在通信信道中传输,可以有效地减少系统计算代价.随后,基于辅助信号,本文设计了一种不连续控制协议,以实现多智能体系统固定时间收敛.然后,利用非光滑分析、Lyapunov稳定性理论及代数图论等证明系统可在任意初始状态下达到固定时间一致.最后,仿真实例进一步验证了理论结果的有效性.     

Cooperative fuzzy adaptive output feedback control for synchronisation of nonlinear multi-agent systems under directed graphs

This paper considers the leader-following synchronisation problem of nonlinear multi-agent systems with unmeasurable states and a dynamic leader whose input is not available to any follower. Each follower is governed by a nonlinear system with unknown dynamics. Two distributed fuzzy adaptive protocols, based on local and neighbourhood observers, respectively, are proposed to guarantee that the states of all followers synchronise to that of the leader, under the condition that the communication graph among the followers contains a directed spanning tree. Based on Lyapunov stability theory, the synchronisation errors are guaranteed to be cooperatively uniformly ultimately bounded. Two examples are provided to show the effectiveness of the proposed controllers.     

Adaptive consensus control of leader-following systems with transmission nonlinearities

In this paper, the leader-following consensus problem of multi-agent systems is studied. It is assumed that there exist gain and bias transmission nonlinearities in the links in the communication network. Two distributed adaptive control schemes, where the transmission nonlinearities are compensated, are designed to guarantee that the consensus problem is solved and synchronisation errors are cooperatively uniformly and ultimately bounded. By using Lyapunov stability theory, the stability of closed-loop system is proven. The effectiveness of the proposed control methods is demonstrated by simulation 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.     

Distributed robust consensus control of multi-agent systems with heterogeneous matching uncertainties

This paper considers the distributed consensus problem of linear multi-agent systems subject to different matching uncertainties for both the cases without and with a leader of bounded unknown control input. Due to the existence of nonidentical uncertainties, the multi-agent systems discussed in this paper are essentially heterogeneous. For the case where the communication graph is undirected and connected, based on the local state information of neighboring agents, a fully distributed continuous adaptive consensus protocol is designed, under which the consensus error is uniformly ultimately bounded and exponentially converges to a small adjustable bounded set. For the case where there exists a leader whose control input is unknown and bounded, a distributed adaptive consensus protocol is proposed to ensure the boundedness of the consensus error. A sufficient condition for the existence of the proposed protocols is that each agent is stabilizable.     

Distributed adaptive output feedback tracking control for a class of uncertain nonlinear multi-agent systems

This paper addresses the distributed output feedback tracking control problem for multi-agent systems with higher order nonlinear non-strict-feedback dynamics and directed communication graphs. The existing works usually design a distributed consensus controller using all the states of each agent, which are often immeasurable, especially in nonlinear systems. In this paper, based only on the relative output between itself and its neighbours, a distributed adaptive consensus control law is proposed for each agent using the backstepping technique and approximation technique of Fourier series (FS) to solve the output feedback tracking control problem of multi-agent systems. The FS structure is taken not only for tracking the unknown nonlinear dynamics but also the unknown derivatives of virtual controllers in the controller design procedure, which can therefore prevent virtual controllers from containing uncertain terms. The projection algorithm is applied to ensure that the estimated parameters remain in some known bounded sets. Lyapunov stability analysis shows that the proposed control law can guarantee that the output of each agent synchronises to the leader with bounded residual errors and that all the signals in the closed-loop system are uniformly ultimately bounded. Simulation results have verified the performance and feasibility of the proposed distributed adaptive control strategy.     

Adaptive Event-triggered Control for Stochastic Nonlinear Multi-agent Systems with Unknown Control Directions

This paper focuses on the adaptive event-triggered consensus control problem for a class of stochastic nonlinear multi-agent systems with unknown nonlinear control directions and external disturbances. The heterogeneous nonlinear dynamics and non-identical unknown control directions are discussed for different agents. The application of the event-triggered mechanism can effectively decrease the update frequency of the controller, and unknown nonlinear dynamics are solved by using fuzzy logic systems. Under the action of the designed distributed controller, all signals of this stochastic multi-agent systems can reach semi-globally uniformly ultimately bounded (SGUUB) in mean square. Furthermore, Zeno behavior can be ruled out by the existence of positive inter-event intervals. Finally, a simulation example is presented to verify the feasibility of the algorithm.

     

Integral-based event-triggered control for multi-agent systems with general linear dynamics

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This paper proposes an integral-based event-triggered control strategy to solve the consensus problem of multi-agent systems with general linear dynamics. We first consider the leader-following consensus problem where the communication topology has a directed spanning tree with the leader as the root. It is proved that under the proposed strategy leader-following consensus is guaranteed and the inter-event intervals are lower bounded by positive constants. Then, the leaderless consensus problem of multi-agent systems is investigated under directed topology. We show that consensus is achieved and no Zeno behaviour occurs. Simulation results verify the effectiveness of the obtained results.     

Leader-following consensus of high-order multi-agent linear systems with bounded transmission channels

The leader-following consensus of high-order multi-agent linear systems with bounded transmission channels is considered. Agents modelled as LTI dynamics exchange information according to a network which can be described as a graph with agents as its vertices and information transmission channels as its edges. The transmission channels are bounded. The objective is leader-following in the sense that the state of all agents should converge to that of the leader vehicle. Detailed analysis of the leader-following consensus under bounded transmission channels is investigated for both fixed and switching network topologies.     

带有输出约束条件的随机多智能体系统容错控制

在有向通讯拓扑图下,针对一类具有输出约束和执行器偏差增益故障的非严格反馈随机多智能体系统,提出一种自适应神经网络容错控制设计方案.采用神经网络逼近未知非线性函数,构造障碍李雅普诺夫函数处理系统的输出约束问题,以反步法和动态面技术为框架,结合Nussbaum函数设计自适应神经网络容错控制方法.基于李雅普诺夫稳定性理论,证明所有跟随者输出与领导者输出达到一致,闭环系统的所有信号依概率半全局一致最终有界且系统输出限制在给定紧集内.论文最后通过仿真实验验证所给出控制方案的有效性.     

A Novel Leader-following Consensus of Multi-agent Systems with Smart Leader

This article studies the leader-following consensus problem for mixed-order multi-agent systems with a leader. Different from the traditional leader which is independent of all the other agents, the leader, called smart leader, can obtain and utilize the feedback information from its neighbors at some disconnected time intervals. A new distributed consensus control protocol based on intermittent control is developed for leader-following consensus with a smart leader. Moreover, the smart leader can adjust the control protocol based on the feedback information from its neighbors. With the aid of Lyapunov function, some sufficient conditions are derived for leader-following consensus of multi-agent systems with mixed-order dynamics under fixed directed topology. In addition, the similar results are obtained under switching directed topology. Finally, simulation results are provided to verify the correctness and effectiveness of theoretical results.     

Leader-following consensus of fractional-order multi-agent systems via adaptive pinning control

In this paper, the leader-following consensus problem of fractional-order multi-agent systems is considered via adaptive pinning control. The dynamics of leader and all followers with linear and nonlinear functions are investigated, respectively. We assume that the node should be pinned if its in-degree is less than its out-degree in the paper. Under this assumption and based on the stability theory of fractional-order differential systems, some leader-following consensus criteria are derived, which are easily obtained by matrix inequalities. The control of each agent using local information is designed and detailed analysis of the leader-following consensus is presented. The design technique is based on algebraic graph theory and the Riccati inequality. Several simulation examples are presented to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.     

Mean square leader-following consensus of heterogeneous multi-agent systems with Markovian switching topologies and communication delays

This article considers the mean square leader-following output consensus problem of heterogeneous multi-agent systems under randomly switching topologies and time-varying communication delays. By modeling the switching topologies as a time-homogeneous Markov process and taking the communication delays into consideration, a distributed observer is proposed to estimate the state of the leader. A novel distributed output feedback controller is then designed. By constructing a novel switching Lyapunov functional, an easily-verifiable sufficient condition to achieve the mean square leader-following output consensus is given. Finally, two simulation examples are presented to show the effectiveness of the proposed control scheme.     

随机时滞系统的神经网络输出反馈动态面控制

针对一类具有未知控制方向的随机时滞系统设计自适应神经输出反馈控制器.首先,利用状态观测器估计不可测量的系统状态;其次,选择合适的Lyapunov-Krasovskii函数消除未知延迟项对系统的影响,利用Nussbaum-type函数处理系统的未知控制方向问题,通过神经网络逼近未知的非线性函数,以及用动态表面控制(DSC)解决控制器设计中出现的复杂性问题;最后,通过Lyapunov稳定性理论,构造一个鲁棒自适应神经网络输出反馈控制器,可以保证闭环系统中所有信号在二阶或四阶矩意义下一致最终有界,跟踪误差能收敛到零值小的领域内.仿真实例验证了所提出方法的有效性.     

Distributed Adaptive Output Consensus of Unknown Heterogeneous Non-Minimum Phase Multi-Agent Systems

This article addresses the leader-following output consensus problem of heterogeneous linear multi-agent systems with unknown agent parameters under directed graphs.The dynamics of followers are allowed to be non-minimum phase with unknown arbitrary individual relative degrees.This is contrary to many existing works on distributed adaptive control schemes where agent dynamics are required to be minimum phase and often of the same relative degree.A distributed adaptive pole placement control sche...     

不确定非线性多智能体系统的分布式容错协同控制

针对一类存在未知非线性的多智能体系统,研究具有执行器故障的“领导-跟随”协同控制问题。利用模糊逻辑系统逼近系统的未知非线性,通过设计故障估计器辨识系统的故障。在“跟随者”之间的通信网络为单向连通的情况下,提出分布式模糊容错协同控制器的设计方案,实现“跟随者”的状态跟踪“领导者”的状态。基于Lyapunov稳定性理论,证明系统的跟踪误差一致最终有界。仿真结果验证了所提出设计方法的有效性。