Consensus protocols in networks with 1-to-n joint-agent interactions
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Accepted version
Author(s)
Angeli, David
Manfredi, Sabato
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
In the scientific literature of the past two decades many conditions to assess consensus-ability in multiagent networks with 1-to-1 interactions have been proposed. More recently the framework has been extended to include the m-to-1 type-interactions, referred as joint-agent interactions. In this article, we consider a novel framework of networks with 1-to-n interactions, potentially extendable to m-to-n ones, and formulate sufficient and necessary analytical conditions for consensus-ability. The considered interactions may also well represent the heterophilous dynamics in opinion and social systems. Finally, shedding light on the scenario of 1-to-n interactions could inspire the formulation of new distributed algorithms to be exploited in engineering applications.
Date Issued
2025-02-01
Date Acceptance
2024-08-31
Citation
IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 2025, 70 (2), pp.1273-1280
ISSN
0018-9286
Publisher
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Start Page
1273
End Page
1280
Journal / Book Title
IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control
Volume
70
Issue
2
Copyright Statement
Copyright © 2025 IEEE. This is the author’s accepted manuscript made available under a CC-BY licence in accordance with Imperial’s Research Publications Open Access policy (www.imperial.ac.uk/oa-policy)
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Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2024-09-17