Containment control of multi-agent systems with input saturation and unknown leader inputs. (August 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Li, Pengyuan; Jabbari, Faryar; Sun, Xi-Ming
• Is Part Of: Automatica. Volume 130(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021-08
• Subjects: Multi-agent systems -- Containment control -- Active leaders -- Distributed observer -- Anti-windup; Automatic control -- Periodicals; Automation -- Periodicals; 629.805
• DOI: 10.1016/j.automatica.2021.109677
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0005-1098

Abstract

Abstract: This paper investigates the containment control problem for multi-agent systems (MASs) with multiple leaders which have non-zero control inputs. Agents' tracking errors are described by a linear system with an external disturbance. The containment control problem is then solved by applying a distributed observer-based output feedback controller. Anti-windup (AW) compensation is designed by convex conditions, to improve the performance in the presence of actuator saturation. Finally, simulations are presented to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.