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Extended consensus analysis of multi-agent systems with switching topologies

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Theoretical analysis of consensus for networked multi-agent systems with switching topologies was conducted. Supposing that information-exchange topologies of networked system are dynamic, a modified linear protocol is proffered which is more practical than existing ones. The definition of trajectory consensus is given and a new consensus protocol is exhibited such that multi-agent system achieves trajectory consensus. In addition, a formation control strategy is designed. A common Lyapunov function is proposed to analyze the consensus convergence of networked multi-agent systems with switching topologies. Simulations are provided to demonstrate the effectiveness of the theoretical results.

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  1. School of Information Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, China

    Huan Pan  (潘欢), Xiao-hong Nian  (年晓红) & Ling Guo  (郭凌)

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Foundation item: Projects(61075065, 60774045) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China; Project(CX2010B080) supported by Hunan Provincial Innovation Foundation For Postgraduate, China

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Pan, H., Nian, Xh. & Guo, L. Extended consensus analysis of multi-agent systems with switching topologies. J. Cent. South Univ. Technol. 19, 1564–1569 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11771-012-1177-0

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