Title :
Output synchronization for heterogeneous networks of non-introspective, non-right-invertible agents
Author :
Grip, Havard Fjaer ; Saberi, Ali ; Tao Yang ; Stoorvogel, Anton A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng. Cybern., Norwegian Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Trondheim, Norway
Abstract :
We consider the output synchronization problem for a heterogeneous network of linear agents. The agents are non-introspective, meaning that they do not have access to their own state or output; the only information available to each agent comes from the network, in the form of a linear combination of its output relative to that of neighboring agents. The basis for our study is a design previously presented by the authors, which was based on an additional assumption requiring the agents to be right-invertible. Here we dispense with the assumption of right-invertibility and instead introduce a new assumption based on solvability of a particular set of regulator equations.
Keywords :
control system analysis; linear systems; multi-agent systems; network theory (graphs); synchronisation; heterogeneous networks; linear agents; nonintrospective nonright-invertible agents; output synchronization problem; regulator equations; Bismuth; Educational institutions; Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; Equations; Mathematical model; Regulators; Synchronization;
Conference_Titel :
American Control Conference (ACC), 2013
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0177-7
DOI :
10.1109/ACC.2013.6580745