Leadership Hierarchy-based Formation Control via Adaptive Chaotic Pigeon-inspired Optimization

• Published in: IFAC-PapersOnLine Vol. 53; no. 2; pp. 9348 - 9353
• Main Authors: Zhao, Jianxia, Duan, Haibin, Chen, Lin, Huo, Mengzhen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 2020
• Subjects: formation control; improved pigeon-inspired optimization; leadership hierarchy; multi-agent systems; pinning control; leadership hierarchy; multi-agent systems; improved pigeon-inspired optimization; formation control; pinning control
• ISSN: 2405-8963; 2405-8963
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ifacol.2020.12.2391

Formation control of multi-agent systems (MASs) is a significant research subject in the field of cooperative control. In this paper, we propose a novel consensus-based formation control approach with minimal resource cost and excellent adaptability for second-order nonlinear multi-agent systems. Specifically, an improved constrained adaptive chaotic pigeon-inspired optimization algorithm (ACPIO) is proposed for tuning parameters, which promotes the automation of controller design and alleviates the workload of conventional designer. Moreover, a variant of pinning control method integrating with hierarchical leadership model of pigeon flocks is introduced, which achieves excellent adaptability and reduces computational complexity simultaneously. Additionally, sufficient conditions are derived for achieving the desired formation pattern based on Lyapunov stability theory and matrix theory. Numerical simulation results demonstrate the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed method for formation control of second-order nonlinear MASs.