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

This article focuses on the consensus problem of leader-following fractional-order multi-agent systems (MASs) with general linear and Lipschitz nonlinear dynamics. First, the distributed adaptive protocols for linear and nonlinear fractional-order MASs are constructed, respectively. We allow the control coupling gains to be time varying for each agent. Moreover, the adaptive modification schemes for the control gain are designed, which renders smaller control gains and thus requires smaller amplitude on the control input without sacrificing consensus convergence. Second, based on fractional-order Lyapunov stability theorem and Barbalat's lemma, two novel sufficient conditions in terms of linear matrix inequalities are provided to ensure that the leader-following consensus can be obtained in the case for any undirected connected communication graph. Furthermore, we show that the proposed algorithm also works for consensus of agents with intrinsic Lipschitz nonlinear dynamics. As a result, the proposed framework requires no global information and thus can be implemented in a fully distributed manner. Finally, the numerical simulations are given to demonstrate the effectiveness of obtained the theoretical results.     

A practical assessment of risk-averse approaches in production lot-sizing problems

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This paper presents an empirical assessment of four state-of-the-art risk-averse approaches to deal with the capacitated lot-sizing problem under stochastic demand. We analyse two mean-risk models based on the semideviation and on the conditional value-at-risk risk measures, and alternate first and second-order stochastic dominance approaches. The extensive computational experiments based on different instances characteristics and on a case-study suggest that CVaR exhibits a good trade-off between risk and performance, followed by the semideviation and first-order stochastic dominance approach. For all approaches, enforcing risk-aversion helps to reduce the cost-standard deviation substantially, which is usually accomplished via increasing production rates. Overall, we can say that very risk-averse decision-makers would be willing to pay an increased price to have a much less risky solution given by CVaR. In less risk-averse settings, though, semideviation and first-order stochastic dominance can be appealing alternatives to provide significantly more stable production planning costs with a marginal increase of the expected costs.     

Average consensus in networks of dynamic agents with switching topologies and multiple time-varying delays

In this paper, we discuss average consensus problem in undirected networks of dynamic agents with fixed and switching topologies as well as multiple time-varying communication delays. By employing a linear matrix inequality method, we prove that all the nodes in the network achieve average consensus asymptotically for appropriate communication delays if the network topology is connected. Particularly, several feasible linear matrix inequalities are established to determine the maximal allowable upper bound of time-varying communication delays. Numerical examples are given to demonstrate the effectiveness and the sharpness of the theoretical results.     

异构空间信息的分级共识模型研究

Internet上异构、分布的空间信息因各自独立、相对封闭而无法相互沟通和协作,从而形成了空间信息孤岛。论文利用计算机的知识表示理论和Ontology技术能够明确表达相关领域共识的特点,探索性地提出了异构空间信息的分级共识模型。该模型为解决上述问题提供了一条切实可行的新思路。     

一种基于门限签名的区块链共识算法

针对区块链应用于物联网环境下的特点和要求,分析了目前广泛应用于联盟链的实用拜占庭容错算法（PBFT）的弊端以及目前应用于共识网络中的门限签名算法存在的普遍问题,提出改进的共识算法。首先,新共识机制将网络中的节点分组用部分节点的两两通信代替所有节点的两两通信减少通信量;其次,将组合公钥的思想引入到门限签名中,减少了通信量与计算量;最后,在节点之间引入信用分机制,优化视图切换协议。仿真结果表明,新提出的共识算法在数据吞吐量以及通信时延方面有了明显的提升,并且得到了通信量最低时的最佳分组方式。     

微博影响力评价研究

微博作为一种被广泛使用的网络平台,其多样的特性满足了人们信息获取、人际交流等多方面的新需求,微博已成为人们日常生活的重要组成部分之一。微博影响力作为微博研究的一个热点,对于优化微博的信息整合、传输,对于深入了解微博发展方向、维护网络内容安全、促进网络发展具有非常重要的理论和实践意义。文章对当前主要的微博影响力评价方法进行了梳理和分析,并提出了针对中国微博的影响力评价模型。     

具有随机丢包的网络化多自主体系统的一致性

研究具有随机丢包的网络化多自主体系统的均方一致性问题,其中不同自主体间的通信通道具有相同的丢包情况并且均服从马尔可夫(Markov)分布。首先,利用系统变换和迭代方法,得到了系统达到均方一致的一个初等充要条件。然后,利用矩阵理论和图论知识,如果拓扑图含有有向生成树,则可以将系统的均方一致性转化成一个线性Markov跳变系统的均方稳定性,并且可以建立线性矩阵不等式形式的均方可镇定准则。最后,通过相应的仿真实例说明了所得结论的可行性。     

考虑需求侧管理和碳交易的电-气互联网络分散式低碳经济调度

在能源互联网和低碳背景下,提出一种考虑需求侧管理(demand side management, DSM)和碳交易的电-气互联网络分散式低碳经济调度模型。首先,根据碳交易市场的实际情况建立阶梯型碳交易机制,并利用电转气(power to gas, P2G)的低碳特性,得到P2G参与碳交易市场的激励机制;其次,由现有DSM的机理与实现方式,在负荷侧考虑不同的DSM来最大化地协调网络的低碳性与经济性;然后,根据所建模型的非凸特性,对气网潮流进行二阶锥松弛且采用连续锥规划算法对松弛间隙进行检验,逐步缩小气潮流的仿真误差,保证松弛的严格性。为了满足不同决策主体的分散自治权与信息私密性,在上述基础上建立分散式优化模型并引入基于嵌套连续锥规划的同步交替方向乘子法(synchronous-alternating direction method of multipliers, S-ADMM)进行求解;最后,通过算例仿真对不同场景下网络的调度结果及不同的调度策略下的运行结果进行比较分析。结果表明,在阶梯型碳交易机制下,虽然总碳交易成本增加了0.02%,但碳排量、运行成本分别减少了4.53%和3.74%;DSM参与到所提模型中使碳排量、弃风量分别降低了9.87%和75.4%,进而有效地提升了电-气互联网络的低碳经济性。