Asymptotic consensus on the average of a field for time-varying nonlinear networks under almost periodic connectivity
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Author(s)
Manfredi, Sabato
Angeli, David
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
The paper presents new results on asymptotic consensus for continuous time nonautonomous nonlinear networks under almost-periodic interactions. We introduce such consensus algorithms in order to estimate the average of a measured field, despite the presence of limited agents' interaction (herein represented by almost periodic connectivity). To this end, a suitable notion of integral connectivity is exploited, frozen in state variables, and of simple verification, thanks to ergodicity of the underlying agents' spatial dynamics. In the considered setup, consensus variables are different than those affecting network's connectivity unlike most of the existing literature on asymptotic agreement. The application of the proposed results is illustrated considering two representative examples in the scenario of autonomous sampling by mobile sensor agents.
Date Issued
2018-08-01
Date Acceptance
2017-10-02
Citation
IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 2018, 63 (8), pp.2389-2404
ISSN
0018-9286
Publisher
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Start Page
2389
End Page
2404
Journal / Book Title
IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control
Volume
63
Issue
8
Copyright Statement
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Subjects
Science & Technology
Technology
Automation & Control Systems
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Engineering
Almost periodic function
autonomous agents
consensus
ergodicity
multiagent systems
nonlinear networks
MULTIAGENT SYSTEMS
COOPERATIVE CONTROL
SENSOR NETWORKS
COMMUNICATION
STABILITY
DESIGN
CONVERGENCE
ALGORITHMS
TOPOLOGY
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2017-10-13