Distributed impulsive control consensus for a class of unknown nonlinear multi-agent systems based on event-triggered scheme

In this study, we are concerned with the impulsive consensus control problem for a class of nonlinear multi-agent systems (MASs) which have unknown dynamics and directed communication topology. The neural networks (NNs) method is the first utilized to construct distributed event-triggered impulsive consensus protocol. In contrast to the existing impulsive consensus protocol, the consensus protocol proposed in this paper does not need the dynamics of agents, which enhances the system robustness, and realizes distributed event-triggered communication between agents, which can reduce unnecessary consumption of communication resources. Sufficient conditions are derived to ensure the consensus of the controlled MASs and the exclusion of Zeno-behavior. Finally, simulation examples are presented to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed control protocol.     

Impulsive control for one-side Lipschitz nonlinear MASs under semi-Markovian switching topologies with partially unknown transition probabilities

This article addresses the consensus problem of impulsive control for the multi-agent systems under uncertain semi-Markovian switching topologies. Considering the control and information exchanging cost in the implementation of multi-agent systems, an impulsive control protocol is developed not only to relieve the network burden but address the consensus problem. In addition, globally Lipschitz condition, as required in many existing literatures, is not needed in this article, so we introduce one-side Lipschitz condition to loosen the constraint of Lipschitz constant and widen the range of nonlinear application. According to cumulative distribution functions and Lyapunov functional, sufficient criteria are derived for the mean square consensus of multi-agent systems. It is shown that the impulsive sequence is not only inconsistent with switching sequence but also mode-dependent. Finally, simulation results are given to validate the superiority of the theoretical results.     

Consensus seeking in multi-agent systems via hybrid protocols with impulse delays

This paper studies the consensus problem of multi-agent systems with both fixed and switching topologies. A hybrid consensus protocol is proposed to take into consideration of continuous-time communications among agents and delayed instant information exchanges on a sequence of discrete times. Based on the proposed algorithms, the multi-agent systems with the hybrid consensus protocols are described in the form of impulsive systems or impulsive switching systems. By employing results from matrix theory and algebraic graph theory, some sufficient conditions for the consensus of multi-agent systems with fixed and switching topologies are established, respectively. Our results show that, for small impulse delays, the hybrid consensus protocols can solve the consensus problem if the union of continuous-time and impulsive-time interaction digraphs contains a spanning tree frequently enough. Simulations are provided to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed consensus protocols.     

Impulsive consensus in directed networks of identical nonlinear oscillators with switching topologies

In this paper, we investigate the problem of impulsive consensus of multi-agent systems, where each agent can be modeled as an identical nonlinear oscillator. Firstly, an impulsive control protocol is designed for directed networks with switching topologies based on the local information of agents. Then sufficient conditions are given to guarantee the consensus of the networked nonlinear oscillators. How to select the discrete instants and impulsive constants is also discussed. Numerical simulations show the effectiveness of our theoretical results.     

Impulsive consensus of one-sided Lipschitz nonlinear multi-agent systems with Semi-Markov switching topologies

Many real systems involve not only parameter changes but also sudden variations in environmental conditions, which often causes unpredictable topologies switching. This paper investigates the impulsive consensus problem of the one-sided Lipschitz nonlinear multi-agent systems (MASs) with Semi-Markov switching topologies. Different from the existing modeling methods of the Markov chain, the Semi-Markov chain is adopted to describe this kind of randomly occurring changes reasonably. To cope with the communication and control cost constraints in the multi-agent systems, the distributed impulsive control method is applied to address the leader–follower consensus problem. Beyond that, to obtain a wider nonlinear application range, the one-sided condition is delicately developed to the controller design, and the results are different from the ones obtained in the traditional method with the Lipschitz condition (note that the existing results are usually only applicable to the case with small Lipschitz constant). Based on the characteristics of cumulative distribution functions, the theory of Lyapunov-like function and impulsive differential equation, the asymptotically mean square consensus of multi-agent systems is maintained with the proposed impulsive control protocol. Finally, an explanatory simulation is presented to validate the correctness of the proposed approach conclusively.     

Impulsive consensus of multi-agent systems with stochastically switching topologies

In this paper, the impulsive consensus problem for multi-agent systems is investigated. The purpose of this paper is to provide a valid consensus protocol that overcomes the difficulty caused by stochastically switching structures via impulsive control. Some sufficient conditions of almost sure consensus are proposed when the switching structures are the independent process or the Markov process. It is shown that the sum-zero rows of matrix play a key role in achieving group consensus. Furthermore, simulation examples are provided to illustrate and visualize the effectiveness of these results.     

Impulsive consensus problem of second-order multi-agent systems with switching topologies

The paper proposes an impulsive consensus protocol to solve the consensus problem of the second-order multi-agent systems with fixed and switching topologies. Some sufficient conditions are obtained for the states of follower agents converging to the state of leader asymptotically. Two numerical simulations are also given to verify the effectiveness of the theoretical analysis.     

Second-order cluster consensus of multi-agent dynamical systems with impulsive effects

This paper discuss the cluster consensus of multi-agent dynamical systems (MADSs) with impulsive effects and coupling delays. Some sufficient conditions that guarantee cluster consensus in MADS are derived. In each cluster, agents update their position and velocity states according to a leader’s instantaneous information, and interactions among agents are uncertain. Furthermore, switching topology problem in MADS is considered by impulsive stability and adaptive strategy. Finally, numerical simulations are given to verify our theoretical analysis.     

一类四阶偏微分多智能体系统的一致性控制

研究一类四阶偏微分多智能体系统的一致性控制问题,该类系统中的每个智能体是由四阶偏微分方程构建而成.针对系统的特点,通过构建合适空间上的Lyapunov泛函,得到分布式反馈控制律.当该反馈控制律作用于系统时,系统状态变量的一致性误差于L²(0;l)×L²(0;l)空间内收敛到零.最后,通过仿真算例验证了方法的有效性.     

Consensus of heterogeneous multi-agent systems with linear and nonlinear dynamics

In this paper, we perform an in-depth study about the consensus problem of heterogeneous multi-agent systems with linear and nonlinear dynamics.Specifically, this system is composed of two classes of agents respectively described by linear and nonlinear dynamics. By the aid of the adaptive method and Lyapunov stability theory, the mean consensus problem is realized in the framework of first-order case and second-order case under undirected and connected networks.Still, an meaningful example is provided to verify the effectiveness of the gained theoretical results. Our study is expected to establish a more realistic model and provide a better understanding of consensus problem in the multi-agent system.     

On consensus speed of multi-agent systems with double-integrator dynamics

The performance of multi-agent systems is an important issue. In this paper, it is focused on consensus speed for multi-agent systems with double-integrator dynamics and fixed undirected graphes under a kind of consensus protocols. It is revealed that, under some conditions, the maximum consensus speed is determined by the largest and the smallest nonzero eigenvalues of the Laplacian matrix of the undirected connected graph. Based on the mentioned results, arbitrary desired consensus speed can be achieved by choosing suitable feedback gains. Numerical simulations are given to illustrate the main results.     

Tracking consensus of nonlinear MASs with asymmetric communication delays in noisy environments

This paper investigates the tracking consensus problem of nonlinear multi-agent systems (MASs) with asymmetric time-varying communication delays in noisy environments under the conditions of fixed and switching directed topologies. A novel stochastic analysis approach is proposed, which guarantees that the designed two distributed tracking protocols can guide the controlled systems to achieve tracking consensus in the sense of mean square. In order to further reveal the influence of asymmetric communication delays on the tracking consensus ability for MASs, some new delay-dependent sufficient conditions for mean-square consensus are also developed. A simple example is finally given to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed theoretical results.     

Exponential stability and applications of switched positive linear impulsive systems with time-varying delays and all unstable subsystems

The global uniform exponential stability of switched positive linear impulsive systems with time-varying delays and all unstable subsystems is studied in this paper, which includes two types of distributed time-varying delays and discrete time-varying delays. Switching behaviors dominating the switched systems can be either stabilizing and destabilizing in the new designed switching sequence. We design new linear programming algorithm process to find the feasible ratio of stabilizing switching behaviors, which can be compensated by unstable subsystems, destabilizing switching behaviors, and impulses. Specically, we add a kind of nonnegative impulses which is consistent with the switching behaviors for the systems. Employing a multiple co-positive Lyapunov-Krasovskii functional, we present several new sufficient stability criteria and design new switching sequence. Then, we apply the obtained stability criteria to the exponential consensus of linear delayed multi-agent systems, and obtain the new exponential consensus criteria. Three simulations are provided to demonstrate the proposed stability criteria.     

Leader-following exponential consensus of general linear multi-agent systems via event-triggered control with combinational measurements

In this paper, the leader-following exponential consensus problem of general linear multi-agent systems via event-triggered control is considered. By using the combinational measurements, two classes of event triggers are designed, one depends on continuous communications between the agents, the other avoids continuous communications. For such two classes of event triggers, the exponential consensus as well as the convergence rates of the controlled multi-agent systems are studied, respectively, by employing the M-matrix theory, algebraic graph theory and the Lyapunov method.     

Stability analysis of impulsive switched systems with time delays

In this paper, exponential stability criteria of impulsive switched systems with variable delays are introduced. Based on some impulsive delay differential inequalities, some general criteria for the exponential stability are obtained. Finally, an example is given to illustrate the effectiveness of the theory.     

Distributed adaptive switching consensus control of heterogeneous multi-agent systems with switched leader dynamics

In this paper, the leader-following distributed consensus control problem is addressed for general linear multi-agent systems with heterogeneous uncertain agent dynamics and switched leader dynamics. Different from most existing results with a single linear time-invariant (LTI) leader dynamics, the leader dynamics under consideration is composed by a family of LTI models and a switching logic governing the switches among them, which is capable of generating more diverse and sophisticated reference signals to accommodate more complicated consensus control design tasks. A novel distributed adaptive switching consensus protocol is developed by incorporating the model reference adaptive control mechanism and arbitrary switching control technique, which can be synthesized by following a two-layer hierarchical design scheme. A numerical example has been used to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach.     

非平衡拓扑和随机干扰情形下多自主体系统的趋同条件

研究了具有一般有向通信拓扑和高斯通信噪声的多自主体系统的趋同条件.这里所研究的有向拓扑不仅包含有向平衡图,而且包含非平衡图,后者是本文的重点.我们利用马氏链的结果得到了一个网络节点的互通类;通过对噪声影响的细化,给出了不同噪声情形下系统趋同条件:(1)对互通类的自主体获取信息受到噪声干扰情形,给出了系统均方趋同的充要条件,并证明该条件也保证以概率1 趋同;(2)对互通类的自主体获取信息未受到噪声干扰但其余自主体获取信息受到干扰情形,给出了系统均方趋同的充分条件,并证明该条件在一定意义下也是必要的;(3)对整个系统无噪声情形,给出了系统趋同的充要条件.     

不确定二阶多智能体系统的鲁棒最优一致

针对不确定二阶多智能体系统,研究了其鲁棒最优一致性问题.首先,基于每个智能体所获得的邻居信息,设计了一个使多智能体系统达到一致的控制协议.其次,研究了多智能体系统的最优一致性问题,给出了系统在满足一定性能指标下达到一致的条件.再次,基于该条件,利用Schur补引理和线性矩阵不等式技术,给出了不确定系统达到鲁棒最优一致的条件.最后,通过仿真验证了所得结果的可行性.     

具有脉冲效应和综合害虫控制的捕食系统

本文通过生物控制和化学控制提出了具有周期脉冲效应与害虫控制的捕食系统. 系统保护天敌避免灭绝,在一些条件下可以使害虫灭绝.就是说当脉冲周期小于某一临界值时,存在全局稳定害虫灭绝周期解.脉冲周期增大大于临界值时,平凡害虫灭绝周期解失去稳定性并产生正周期解,利用分支理论来研究正周期解的存在性.进而,利用李雅普诺夫函数和比较定理确定了持续生存的条件.     

Synchronization of quaternion-valued coupled systems with time-varying coupling via event-triggered impulsive control

In this paper, the problem of exponential synchronization of quaternion-valued coupled systems based on event-triggered impulsive control is investigated for the first time. It should be pointed out that the coupling strength is quaternion-valued and time-varying, which makes our model more in line with practical models. First, we prove that event-triggered impulsive control can exclude Zeno behavior. Then, based on the Lyapunov method and the graph theory, some sufficient conditions are derived to ensure that quaternion-valued coupled systems reach synchronization. Furthermore, as an application of our theoretical results, exponential synchronization of quaternion-valued Kuramoto oscillators is studied in detail and a synchronization criterion is presented. Finally, some numerical simulations are given to show the effectiveness of our theoretical results.