Synchronization of networked multi-agents system with sampling communications

Author

Jia, Qiang ; Liu, Ying ; Tang, Wallace

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electron. Eng., City Univ. of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

fYear

2010

fDate

13-15 Aug. 2010

Firstpage

460

Lastpage

465

Abstract

In this paper, synchronization of networked multi-agent system with sampling communications is investigated. We are particularly interested in the effect of different topologies on the maximum allowable sampling period for communications between agents so that synchronization is guaranteed, aiming to provide some guidelines in practical designs. The synchronization problem is firstly managed by the linear matrix inequality (LMI) method, and the maximum allowable sampling period is then obtained as a solution of an optimization problem. The feasibility of this approach is demonstrated with simulations, and the impacts of the topological structure on the maximum allowable sampling period on agent communications are reported.

Keywords

linear matrix inequalities; multi-agent systems; network theory (graphs); optimisation; sampling methods; synchronisation; telecommunication network topology; agent communications; linear matrix inequality; multi-agent system; network synchronization; networked system; optimization; sampling communication; topological structure; Couplings; Linear matrix inequalities; Mathematical model; Multiagent systems; Network topology; Optimization; Synchronization;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Intelligent Control and Information Processing (ICICIP), 2010 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Dalian

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-7047-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICICIP.2010.5565255

Filename

5565255