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Leader-following consensus of linear discrete-time multi-agent systems subject to jointly connected switching networks

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In this paper, we further study the leader-following consensus problem for a class of linear discrete-time multi-agent systems subject to jointly connected switching digraphs. We first establish a stability result for a class of linear switched systems under a more relaxed assumption than those in the literature. Then, we apply this stability result to obtain the solution to our problem, which contains previous results as special cases. Finally, we apply our result to an example that cannot be handled by any existing result.

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This work was supported by Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong Special Administration Region (Grant No. 14200617).

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  1. Shenzhen Research Institute, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, 518057, China

    Junwei Liu & Jie Huang

  2. Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

    Junwei Liu & Jie Huang

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Liu, J., Huang, J. Leader-following consensus of linear discrete-time multi-agent systems subject to jointly connected switching networks. Sci. China Inf. Sci. 61, 112208 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11432-018-9453-x

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