ICSEE 2010, LSMS 2010: Life System Modeling and Intelligent Computing pp 157-165 | Cite as

A Consensus Protocol for Multi-agent Systems with Double Integrator Model

  • Fang Wang
  • Lixin Gao
  • Yanping Luo
Part of the Lecture Notes in Computer Science book series (LNCS, volume 6328)

Abstract

In this paper, we present a consensus protocol for continuous-time multi-agent systems with fixed and switching topologies. The agent dynamics is expressed in the form of a double integrator model. The consensus protocol is provided based on the information of each agent’s neighbors. By using the graph theory and the Lyapunov function, a sufficient condition is obtained to guarantee that each agent can follow the leader if the leader moves at an unknown constant acceleration. Finally, a numerical simulation is given to show the effectiveness of our theoretical results.

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Fang Wang
    • 1
  • Lixin Gao
    • 1
  • Yanping Luo
    • 1
  1. 1.Institute of Operations Research and Control SciencesWenzhou UniversityZhejiangChina

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