Distributed tracking control of second-order multi-agent systems under measurement noises

This paper considers a leader-following tracking control problem for second-order multiagent systems (MASs) under measurement noises and directed communication channels. It is assumed that each follower-agent can measure the relative positions and velocities of its neighbors in a noisy environment....

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Main Authors: Liu, Xueliang, Xu, Bugong, Xie, Lihua
Other Authors: School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2015
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/106019
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/26114
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11424-014-1070-z
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English
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Summary:This paper considers a leader-following tracking control problem for second-order multiagent systems (MASs) under measurement noises and directed communication channels. It is assumed that each follower-agent can measure the relative positions and velocities of its neighbors in a noisy environment. Based on a novel velocity decomposition technique, a neighbor-based control law is designed to realize local control strategies for these continuous-time agents. It is shown that the proposed consensus protocol can guarantee that all the follower-agents track the active leader. In addition, this result is extended to a more general case with switching topologies. Finally, a numerical example is given for illustration.