Observer-based finite-time security fault-tolerant control for nonlinear multi-agent systems under byzantine adversaries

This article investigates the issue of security-based adaptive output feedback finite-time fault-tolerant control (FTC) for nonlinear multi-agent systems subjected to Byzantine attacks. In this work, the fuzzy logic systems are employed to approximate the unknown nonlinearities, and unmeasurable states are estimated by the designed state observer. In addition, a data selector is designed to detect extremely malicious data of the controlled system. Considering the actuator faults, a novel Nussbaum function is utilized to compensate for the uncertainties of attacks and intermittent failures. Then, by introducing first-order filter, an observer-based distributed adaptive output feedback finite-time security FTC algorithm is developed, which demonstrates all signals of the system are bounded, and the feasibility and effectiveness of the developed control scheme can be verified by simulation results.