In this paper,we investigate a leader-following tracking problem for multi-agent systems with boundedinputs.We propose a distributed bounded protocol for each follower to track a leader whose states may not be complet...In this paper,we investigate a leader-following tracking problem for multi-agent systems with boundedinputs.We propose a distributed bounded protocol for each follower to track a leader whose states may not be completelymeasured.We theoretically prove that each agent can follow the leader with estimable track errors.Finally,somenumerical simulations are presented to illustrate our theoretical results.展开更多
This paper studies the leader-following attitude coordination problems of multiple spacecraft in the presence of inertia parameter uncertainties. To achieve attitude coordination in the situation that even the leader&...This paper studies the leader-following attitude coordination problems of multiple spacecraft in the presence of inertia parameter uncertainties. To achieve attitude coordination in the situation that even the leader's attitude is only applicable to a part of the following spacecraft, a nonlinear attitude observer is proposed to obtain an accurate estimation of the leader's attitude and angular velocity for all the followers. In addition, a distributed control scheme based on noncertainty equivalence principle is presented for multiple spacecraft' attitude synchronization. With a dynamic scaling, attitude consensus can be achieved asymptotically without any information of the bounds of the uncertain inertia parameters. Furthermore, once the estimations of inertia parameters reach their ideal values, the estimation process will stop and the ideal value of inertia parameter will be held. This is a special advantage of parameter estimation method based on non-certainty equivalence. Numerical simulations are presented to demonstrate that the proposed non-certainty equivalence-based method requires smaller control toque and converges faster compared with the certainty equivalence-based method.展开更多
Aiming at the k-winners-take-all(kWTA)operation,this paper proposes a gradient-based differential kWTA(GDk WTA)network.After obtaining the network,theorems and related proofs are provided to guarantee the exponential ...Aiming at the k-winners-take-all(kWTA)operation,this paper proposes a gradient-based differential kWTA(GDk WTA)network.After obtaining the network,theorems and related proofs are provided to guarantee the exponential convergence and noise resistance of the proposed GD-kWTA network.Then,numerical simulations are conducted to substantiate the preferable performance of the proposed network as compared with the traditional ones.Finally,the GD-k WTA network,backed with a consensus filter,is utilized as a robust control scheme for modeling the competition behavior in the multi-robot coordination,thereby further demonstrating its effectiveness and feasibility.展开更多
A new kind of group coordination control problemgroup hybrid coordination control is investigated in this paper.The group hybrid coordination control means that in a whole multi-agent system(MAS)that consists of two s...A new kind of group coordination control problemgroup hybrid coordination control is investigated in this paper.The group hybrid coordination control means that in a whole multi-agent system(MAS)that consists of two subgroups with communications between them,agents in the two subgroups achieve consensus and containment,respectively.For MASs with both time-delays and additive noises,two group control protocols are proposed to solve this problem for the containment-oriented case and consensus-oriented case,respectively.By developing a new analysis idea,some sufficient conditions and necessary conditions related to the communication intensity betw een the two subgroups are obtained for the following two types of group hybrid coordination behavior:1)Agents in one subgroup and in another subgroup achieve weak consensus and containment,respectively;2)Agents in one subgroup and in another subgroup achieve strong consensus and containment,respectively.It is revealed that the decay of the communication impact betw een the two subgroups is necessary for the consensus-oriented case.Finally,the validity of the group control results is verified by several simulation examples.展开更多
Microgrids are networked control systems with multiple distributed generators(DGs).Microgrids are associated with many problems,such as communication delays,high sampling rates,and frequent controller updates,which ma...Microgrids are networked control systems with multiple distributed generators(DGs).Microgrids are associated with many problems,such as communication delays,high sampling rates,and frequent controller updates,which make it challenging to realize coordination control among the DGs.Therefore,finite-time consensus algorithms and event-triggered control methods are combined to propose a distributed coordination control method for microgrid systems.The DG in the microgrid system serves as an agent node in the control network,and a distributed secondary controller is designed using finite-time consensus algorithm,such that the frequency and voltage restoration control has a faster convergence time and better anti-interference performance.The event-triggered function was designed based on the state information of the agents.The controller exchanges the state information at the trigger instants.System stability is analyzed using the Lyapunov stability theory,and it is verified that the controller cannot exhibit the Zeno phenomenon in the event-triggered process.A simulation platform was developed in Matlab/Simulink to verify that the proposed control method can effectively reduce the frequency of controller updates during communication delays and the burden on the communication network.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos.10702023,10832006,and 60704041the Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education under Grant No.20070487090
文摘In this paper,we investigate a leader-following tracking problem for multi-agent systems with boundedinputs.We propose a distributed bounded protocol for each follower to track a leader whose states may not be completelymeasured.We theoretically prove that each agent can follow the leader with estimable track errors.Finally,somenumerical simulations are presented to illustrate our theoretical results.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.11402200,11502203)
文摘This paper studies the leader-following attitude coordination problems of multiple spacecraft in the presence of inertia parameter uncertainties. To achieve attitude coordination in the situation that even the leader's attitude is only applicable to a part of the following spacecraft, a nonlinear attitude observer is proposed to obtain an accurate estimation of the leader's attitude and angular velocity for all the followers. In addition, a distributed control scheme based on noncertainty equivalence principle is presented for multiple spacecraft' attitude synchronization. With a dynamic scaling, attitude consensus can be achieved asymptotically without any information of the bounds of the uncertain inertia parameters. Furthermore, once the estimations of inertia parameters reach their ideal values, the estimation process will stop and the ideal value of inertia parameter will be held. This is a special advantage of parameter estimation method based on non-certainty equivalence. Numerical simulations are presented to demonstrate that the proposed non-certainty equivalence-based method requires smaller control toque and converges faster compared with the certainty equivalence-based method.
基金supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(62176109)the Natural Science Foundation of Gansu Province(21JR7RA531)+6 种基金the Tibetan Information Processing and Machine Translation Key Laboratory of Qinghai Province(2021-Z-003)the CAS“Light of West China”Programthe Natural Science Foundation of Chongqing(China)(cstc2020jcyjzdxm X0028)the Chongqing Entrepreneurship and Innovation Support Program for Overseas Returnees(CX2021100)the Supercomputing Center of Lanzhou Universitythe Science and Technology Project of Chengguan District of Lanzhou(2021JSCX0014)the Education Department of Gansu Province:Excellent Graduate Student“Innovation Star”Project(2021CXZX-122)。
文摘Aiming at the k-winners-take-all(kWTA)operation,this paper proposes a gradient-based differential kWTA(GDk WTA)network.After obtaining the network,theorems and related proofs are provided to guarantee the exponential convergence and noise resistance of the proposed GD-kWTA network.Then,numerical simulations are conducted to substantiate the preferable performance of the proposed network as compared with the traditional ones.Finally,the GD-k WTA network,backed with a consensus filter,is utilized as a robust control scheme for modeling the competition behavior in the multi-robot coordination,thereby further demonstrating its effectiveness and feasibility.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(62073305)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,China University of Geosciences(Wuhan)(CUG170610)。
文摘A new kind of group coordination control problemgroup hybrid coordination control is investigated in this paper.The group hybrid coordination control means that in a whole multi-agent system(MAS)that consists of two subgroups with communications between them,agents in the two subgroups achieve consensus and containment,respectively.For MASs with both time-delays and additive noises,two group control protocols are proposed to solve this problem for the containment-oriented case and consensus-oriented case,respectively.By developing a new analysis idea,some sufficient conditions and necessary conditions related to the communication intensity betw een the two subgroups are obtained for the following two types of group hybrid coordination behavior:1)Agents in one subgroup and in another subgroup achieve weak consensus and containment,respectively;2)Agents in one subgroup and in another subgroup achieve strong consensus and containment,respectively.It is revealed that the decay of the communication impact betw een the two subgroups is necessary for the consensus-oriented case.Finally,the validity of the group control results is verified by several simulation examples.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(62063016).
文摘Microgrids are networked control systems with multiple distributed generators(DGs).Microgrids are associated with many problems,such as communication delays,high sampling rates,and frequent controller updates,which make it challenging to realize coordination control among the DGs.Therefore,finite-time consensus algorithms and event-triggered control methods are combined to propose a distributed coordination control method for microgrid systems.The DG in the microgrid system serves as an agent node in the control network,and a distributed secondary controller is designed using finite-time consensus algorithm,such that the frequency and voltage restoration control has a faster convergence time and better anti-interference performance.The event-triggered function was designed based on the state information of the agents.The controller exchanges the state information at the trigger instants.System stability is analyzed using the Lyapunov stability theory,and it is verified that the controller cannot exhibit the Zeno phenomenon in the event-triggered process.A simulation platform was developed in Matlab/Simulink to verify that the proposed control method can effectively reduce the frequency of controller updates during communication delays and the burden on the communication network.
