Distributed output regulation for a class of nonlinear multi-agent systems with unknown-input leaders

In this paper, a distributed output regulation problem is formulated for a class of uncertain nonlinear multi-agent systems subject to local disturbances. The formulation is given to study a leader-following problem when the leader contains unknown inputs and its dynamics is different from those of...

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Published inAutomatica (Oxford) Vol. 62; pp. 154 - 160
Main Authors Tang, Yutao, Hong, Yiguang, Wang, Xinghu
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2015
Subjects
Distributed output regulation
Internal model
Multi-agent systems
Nonlinear dynamics
Nonlinear dynamics
Internal model
Distributed output regulation
Multi-agent systems
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ISSN0005-1098
1873-2836
DOI10.1016/j.automatica.2015.09.014

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Summary:In this paper, a distributed output regulation problem is formulated for a class of uncertain nonlinear multi-agent systems subject to local disturbances. The formulation is given to study a leader-following problem when the leader contains unknown inputs and its dynamics is different from those of the followers. Based on the conventional output regulation assumptions and graph theory, distributed feedback controllers are constructed to make the agents globally or semi-globally follow the uncertain leader even when the bound of the leader’s inputs is unknown to the followers.
ISSN:0005-1098
1873-2836
DOI:10.1016/j.automatica.2015.09.014