Title :
Coordinated Tracking in Mean Square for a Multi-Agent System With Noisy Channels and Switching Directed Network Topologies
Author :
Fei Chen ; Linying Xiang ; Weiyao Lan ; Guanrong Chen
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Autom., Xiamen Univ., Xiamen, China
Abstract :
In this brief, a coordinated tracking control problem for a multi-agent system with noisy communication channels is considered under a leader-follower framework. Two control gain functions are designed, where the first one is used to attenuate the noise effect and the second is used to stabilize the system. Using tools from the algebraic graph theory and stochastic analysis, it is proved that, even over a switching directed network topology, the followers can track the leader in mean square.
Keywords :
algebra; graph theory; multi-agent systems; stability; stochastic processes; telecommunication channels; topology; tracking; algebraic graph theory; coordinated tracking control problem; gain functions; leader-follower framework; mean square; multi-agent system; noisy communication channels; stochastic analysis; switching directed network topologies; Convergence; Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; Noise; Noise measurement; Stability analysis; Switches; Symmetric matrices; Coordinated tracking; leader–follower network; multi-agent system; noisy channel; switching directed network;
Journal_Title :
Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TCSII.2012.2218395