Consensus of multi-agent systems in scale-free network with different parameters. (1st October 2010)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Yang, Hongyong; Lu, Lan; Zhang, Siying
• Is Part Of: International journal of mathematical modelling and numerical optimisation. Volume 1:Number 4(2010)
• Page Start: 289
• Page End: 298
• Publication Date: 2010-10-01
• Subjects: multi-agent systems -- MAS -- consensus preference -- scale-free networks -- different parameters -- algebraic connectivity -- agent-based systems -- power law -- simulation; Mathematical models -- Periodicals; Mathematical optimization -- Periodicals; 519.605
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2040-3607

Abstract

In this paper, the relation of the moving consensus of multi-agent systems and the power-law characteristic of the scale-free network is studied. Firstly, a consensus-preference scale-free network (CPSF network) model, which has the variable power-law parameters, is presented on the network reconstructed mechanism. Then, the effects of the power-law on the consensus of the multi-agent systems are analysed by adjusting the constructed parameters to change the algebraic connectivity of the scale-free networks. Finally, the converging speeds of multi-agent systems on scale-free network with different configuration are studied by many computer simulations.