Reduced-order observer-based consensus control of linear multi-agent systems over directed networks with nonuniform communication delays

Qiuzhen Wang, Jiangping Hu, Yiyi Zhao, Bijoy Kumar Ghosh

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

4 Scopus citations

Abstract

This paper considers a consensus control of a general linear multi-agent system with time-varying communication delays. Since each agent can only use the relative output information from its neighbors, a reduced-order observer-based control protocol is proposed to guarantee consensus on the directed communication network. The stability of the closed-loop system is analyzed for the cases with uniform delays and nonuniform time-varying delays, respectively. Moreover, the upper bounds of the communication delays are obtained respectively for the two cases. Finally, two numerical examples are provided to illustrate the proposed theoretical results.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)759-770
Number of pages12
JournalTransactions of the Institute of Measurement and Control
Volume43
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2021

Keywords

  • Consensus problem
  • directed communication network
  • distributed reduced-order observer
  • linear multi-agent system
  • nonuniform time delay

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Reduced-order observer-based consensus control of linear multi-agent systems over directed networks with nonuniform communication delays'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this