DocumentCode
631051
Title
Identifiability of links and nodes in multi-agent systems under the agreement protocol
Author
Rahimian, M.A. ; Ajorlou, Amir ; Tutunov, Rasul ; Aghdam, Amir G.
Author_Institution
Concordia Univ., Montreal, QC, Canada
fYear
2013
fDate
17-19 June 2013
Firstpage
6853
Lastpage
6858
Abstract
In this paper, the question of identifying various links and nodes in the network based on the observed agent dynamics is addressed. The focus is on a multi-agent network that evolves under the linear agreement protocol. The results help determine if various components of the network are distinguishable from each other, based on the choice of initial conditions and the observed output responses. Identifiability of links and nodes are studied separately, and in each case, the role of symmetries in the network information flow graph are analyzed. Examples are provided to elucidate the results.
Keywords
graph theory; multi-agent systems; multi-robot systems; network theory (graphs); robot dynamics; linear agreement protocol; link identification; multiagent network; multiagent systems; network information flow graph analysis; node identification; observed agent dynamics; Laplace equations; Multi-agent systems; Protocols; Robots; Symmetric matrices; Vectors; Vehicle dynamics;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
American Control Conference (ACC), 2013
Conference_Location
Washington, DC
ISSN
0743-1619
Print_ISBN
978-1-4799-0177-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ACC.2013.6580915
Filename
6580915
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