# IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics

## Volume 47 Issue 8 • Aug. 2017

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Publication Year: 2017, Page(s):C1 - 1806
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• ### IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics

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• ### Consensus of Multiagent Systems Subject to Partially Accessible and Overlapping Markovian Network Topologies

Publication Year: 2017, Page(s):1807 - 1819
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This paper addresses the consensus problem for a continuous-time multiagent system (MAS) with Markovian network topologies and external disturbance. Different from some existing results, global jumping modes of the Markovian network topologies are not required to be completely available for consensus protocol design. A network topology mode regulator (NTMR) is first developed to decompose unavaila... View full abstract»

• ### Consensus of Heterogeneous Linear Multiagent Systems With Communication Time-Delays

Publication Year: 2017, Page(s):1820 - 1829
Cited by:  Papers (2)
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This paper studies the consensus problem of heterogeneous linear multiagent systems with arbitrarily large constant, time-varying, or distributed communication delays. Novel distributed dynamic controllers are proposed for such multiagent systems with fixed and switching directed communication topologies, respectively. It is shown that the controlled heterogeneous linear multiagent system can reac... View full abstract»

• ### Finite-Horizon ${\mathcal H}_{\infty }$ Consensus Control of Time-Varying Multiagent Systems With Stochastic Communication Protocol

Publication Year: 2017, Page(s):1830 - 1840
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This paper is concerned with the distributed ℋ∞consensus control problem for a discrete time-varying multiagent system with the stochastic communication protocol (SCP). A directed graph is used to characterize the communication topology of the multiagent network. The data transmission between each agent and the neighboring ones is implemented via a constrained communication channel wher... View full abstract»

• ### Network-Based Practical Consensus of Heterogeneous Nonlinear Multiagent Systems

Publication Year: 2017, Page(s):1841 - 1851
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This paper studies network-based practical leader-following consensus problem of heterogeneous multiagent systems with Lipschitz nonlinear dynamics under both fixed and switching topologies. Considering the effect of network-induced delay, a network-based leader-following consensus protocol with heterogeneous gain matrix is proposed for each follower agent. By employing Lyapunov-Krasovskii method,... View full abstract»

• ### Predictive Control of Networked Multiagent Systems via Cloud Computing

Publication Year: 2017, Page(s):1852 - 1859
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This paper studies the design and analysis of networked multiagent predictive control systems via cloud computing. A cloud predictive control scheme for networked multiagent systems (NMASs) is proposed to achieve consensus and stability simultaneously and to compensate for network delays actively. The design of the cloud predictive controller for NMASs is detailed. The analysis of the cloud predic... View full abstract»

• ### Distributed Position-Based Consensus of Second-Order Multiagent Systems With Continuous/Intermittent Communication

Publication Year: 2017, Page(s):1860 - 1871
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This paper considers the position-based consensus in a network of agents with double-integrator dynamics and directed topology. Two types of distributed observer algorithms are proposed to solve the consensus problem by utilizing continuous and intermittent position measurements, respectively, where each observer does not interact with any other observers. For the case of continuous communication ... View full abstract»

• ### Second-Order Consensus in Multiagent Systems via Distributed Sliding Mode Control

Publication Year: 2017, Page(s):1872 - 1881
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In this paper, the new decoupled distributed sliding-mode control (DSMC) is first proposed for second-order consensus in multiagent systems, which finally solves the fundamental unknown problem for sliding-mode control (SMC) design of coupled networked systems. A distributed full-order sliding-mode surface is designed based on the homogeneity with dilation for reaching second-order consensus in mu... View full abstract»

• ### Leader-Following Consensus for High-Order Nonlinear Stochastic Multiagent Systems

Publication Year: 2017, Page(s):1882 - 1891
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This paper considers the distributed consensus tracking problem for a class of high-order stochastic multiagent systems with uncertain nonlinear functions under a fixed undirected graph. Through the recursive method, the novel nonlinear distributed controllers are designed. By constructing a kind of special form for the virtual controller in the first step of recursive design, we realize that the ... View full abstract»

• ### Necessary and Sufficient Conditions for Consensus of Fractional-Order Multiagent Systems via Sampled-Data Control

Publication Year: 2017, Page(s):1892 - 1901
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In this paper, the consensus of fractional-order multiagent systems (FOMASs) is considered via sampled-data control over directed communication topology with the order 0 <; α <; 1. Two cases are considered. One is FOMASs without leader, and the other is FOMASs with a leader. For each case, by applying matrix theory and algebraic graph theory, some algebraic-type necessary and sufficient cond... View full abstract»

• ### Rigidity-Based Multiagent Layered Formation Control

Publication Year: 2017, Page(s):1902 - 1913
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This paper provides a solution to the nonplanar multiagent formation control problem using graph rigidity. We consider a 3-D multiagent formation control where multiple agents are operating in one plane and some other agents are operating outside of that plane. This can be referred to as a layered formation control where the objective is for all agents to cooperatively acquire a predefined formati... View full abstract»

• ### Output Consensus of Heterogeneous Linear Multi-Agent Systems by Distributed Event-Triggered/Self-Triggered Strategy

Publication Year: 2017, Page(s):1914 - 1924
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This paper addresses the output consensus problem of heterogeneous linear multi-agent systems. We first propose a novel distributed event-triggered control scheme. It is shown that, with the proposed control scheme, the output consensus problem can be solved if two matrix equations are satisfied. Then, we further propose a novel self-triggered control scheme, with which continuous monitoring is av... View full abstract»

• ### Heuristics-Based Trust Estimation in Multiagent Systems Using Temporal Difference Learning

Publication Year: 2017, Page(s):1925 - 1935
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The application of multiagent system (MAS) is becoming increasing popular as it allows agents in a system to pool resources together to achieve a common objective. A vital part of the MAS is the teamwork cooperation through the sharing of information and resources among the agents to optimize their efforts in accomplishing given objectives. A critical part of the teamwork effort is the ability to ... View full abstract»

• ### Observer-Based Event-Triggering Consensus Control for Multiagent Systems With Lossy Sensors and Cyber-Attacks

Publication Year: 2017, Page(s):1936 - 1947
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In this paper, the observer-based event-triggering consensus control problem is investigated for a class of discrete-time multiagent systems with lossy sensors and cyber-attacks. A novel distributed observer is proposed to estimate the relative full states and the estimated states are then used in the feedback protocol in order to achieve the overall consensus. An event-triggered mechanism with st... View full abstract»

• ### On the Bipartite Consensus for Generic Linear Multiagent Systems With Input Saturation

Publication Year: 2017, Page(s):1948 - 1958
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The bipartite consensus problem for a group of homogeneous generic linear agents with input saturation under directed interaction topology is examined. It is established that if each agent is asymptotically null controllable with bounded controls and the interaction topology described by a signed digraph is structurally balanced and contains a spanning tree, then the semi-global bipartite consensu... View full abstract»

• ### Distributed Time-Varying Formation Robust Tracking for General Linear Multiagent Systems With Parameter Uncertainties and External Disturbances

Publication Year: 2017, Page(s):1959 - 1969
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This paper investigates the time-varying formation robust tracking problems for high-order linear multiagent systems with a leader of unknown control input in the presence of heterogeneous parameter uncertainties and external disturbances. The followers need to accomplish an expected time-varying formation in the state space and track the state trajectory produced by the leader simultaneously. Fir... View full abstract»

• ### Leader-Following Consensus for Linear and Lipschitz Nonlinear Multiagent Systems With Quantized Communication

Publication Year: 2017, Page(s):1970 - 1982
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This paper studies the leader-following consensus problem for linear and Lipschitz nonlinear multiagent systems where the communication topology has a directed spanning tree with the leader as the root. Due to the constraints of communication bandwidth and storage space, agents can only receive uniform quantized information. We first consider the leader-following consensus problem for linear multi... View full abstract»

• ### Ergodicity-Based Cooperative Multiagent Area Coverage via a Potential Field

Publication Year: 2017, Page(s):1983 - 1993
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This paper considers a problem of area coverage where the objective is to achieve given coverage density by use of multiple mobile agents. We present an ergodicity-based coverage algorithm which enables a centralized feedback control for multiagent system based on radial basis function (RBF) representation of the ergodicity problem and a solution of an appropriately designed stationary heat equati... View full abstract»

• ### Minimal-Approximation-Based Distributed Consensus Tracking of a Class of Uncertain Nonlinear Multiagent Systems With Unknown Control Directions

Publication Year: 2017, Page(s):1994 - 2007
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A minimal-approximation-based distributed adaptive consensus tracking approach is presented for strict-feedback multiagent systems with unknown heterogeneous nonlinearities and control directions under a directed network. Existing approximation-based consensus results for uncertain nonlinear multiagent systems in lower-triangular form have used multiple function approximators in each local control... View full abstract»

• ### Non-Fragile Exponential $H_\infty$ Control for a Class of Nonlinear Networked Control Systems With Short Time-Varying Delay via Output Feedback Controller

Publication Year: 2017, Page(s):2008 - 2019
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This paper investigates non-fragile exponential H∞control problems for a class of uncertain nonlinear networked control systems (NCSs) with randomly occurring information, such as the controller gain fluctuation and the uncertain nonlinearity, and short time-varying delay via output feedback controller. Using the nominal point technique, the NCS is converted into a novel time-varying di... View full abstract»

• ### Fuzzy Tracking Control for Nonlinear Networked Systems

Publication Year: 2017, Page(s):2020 - 2031
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This paper studies the observer-based tracking control problem for discrete-time nonlinear networked control systems with parameter uncertainties and unmeasurable state variables. A network-induced constraint, i.e., the intermittent measurement loss, is considered in the controller design. The uncertain nonlinear system is described by an interval type-2 (IT2) fuzzy Takagi-Sugeno model, in which t... View full abstract»

• ### Output Feedback Distributed Containment Control for High-Order Nonlinear Multiagent Systems

Publication Year: 2017, Page(s):2032 - 2043
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In this paper, we study the problem of output feedback distributed containment control for a class of high-order nonlinear multiagent systems under a fixed undirected graph and a fixed directed graph, respectively. Only the output signals of the systems can be measured. The novel reduced order dynamic gain observer is constructed to estimate the unmeasured state variables of the system with the le... View full abstract»

• ### Distributed Consensus Optimization in Multiagent Networks With Time-Varying Directed Topologies and Quantized Communication

Publication Year: 2017, Page(s):2044 - 2057
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This paper considers solving a class of optimization problems which are modeled as the sum of all agents' convex cost functions and each agent is only accessible to its individual function. Communication between agents in multiagent networks is assumed to be limited: each agent can only interact information with its neighbors by using time-varying communication channels with limited capacities. A ... View full abstract»

• ### Distributed Optimization Design of Continuous-Time Multiagent Systems With Unknown-Frequency Disturbances

Publication Year: 2017, Page(s):2058 - 2066
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In this paper, a distributed optimization problem is studied for continuous-time multiagent systems with unknown-frequency disturbances. A distributed gradient-based control is proposed for the agents to achieve the optimal consensus with estimating unknown frequencies and rejecting the bounded disturbance in the semi-global sense. Based on convex optimization analysis and adaptive internal model ... View full abstract»

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The scope of the IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics includes computational approaches to the field of cybernetics.

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