Distributed time-varying group formation tracking for multiagent systems with switching interaction topologies via adaptive control protocols

L Tian, Y Hua, X Dong, J Lü… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this article, time-varying group formation (TVGF) tracking problems for general linear
multiagent systems (GLMASs) with switching interaction topologies are investigated …

Ratio-of-distance rigidity theory with application to similar formation control

K Cao, Z Han, X Li, L **e - IEEE Transactions on Automatic …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper develops a ratio-of-distance (RoD) rigidity theory to study when a framework can
be uniquely determined by a set of RoD constraints up to similar transformations (translation …

Average consensus time-varying formation control of underactuated autonomous underwater vehicles based on event triggering decoupling mechanism

A Zhang, Z Wang, H Qin, Y Xue - Ocean Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper focuses on the challenge of time-varying formation control for underactuated
autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs). To tackle this challenge, an average consensus …

Similar formation control via range and odometry measurements

K Cao, M Cao, L **e - IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article investigates the similar formation control problem for multirobot systems.
Specifically, we propose an integrated relative localization and similar formation control …

Affine formation control of general linear multi-agent systems with delays

J Wang, X Ding, C Wang, Z Zuo, Z Ding - Unmanned Systems, 2023 - World Scientific
This paper studies affine formation control problem of general linear multi-agent systems
(MASs) over undirected graph in the presence of time delays. Different delay conditions are …

[HTML][HTML] Consensus problem and formation control for heterogeneous multi-agent systems with switching topologies

C Wang, J Wang, P Wu, J Gao - Electronics, 2022 - mdpi.com
The cooperative control problem of discrete-time multi-agent systems (MASs) is discussed,
and bounded uncertain time-delays and directed switching topologies are considered. By …

Bearing-ratio-of-distance rigidity theory with application to directly similar formation control

K Cao, D Li, L **e - Automatica, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper develops a Bearing-Ratio-of-Distance (B-RoD) rigidity theory to study when a
framework can be uniquely determined by a set of B-RoD constraints up to directly similar …

Formation preview tracking for heterogeneous multi-agent systems: A dynamical feedforward output regulation approach

Y Lu, Z Xu, L Li, J Zhang, W Chen - ISA transactions, 2023 - Elsevier
The distributed formation tracking with preview information is investigated for discrete-time
heterogeneous linear multi-agent systems (MASs) over directed communication networks …

Planar affine formation stabilization via parameter estimations

Q Yang, H Fang, M Cao, J Chen - IEEE Transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this article, we study the problem of affine formation stabilization for multiagent systems in
the plane. The challenges lie in the limited access to the information of the target formation …

Discrete-time formation tracking control for first-order agents along skewed superellipses

T Liu, YY Chen, Y Zhang - Journal of the Franklin Institute, 2022 - Elsevier
This article addresses the discrete-time formation tracking control problem along skewed
superellipses of first-order vehicles under undirected and directed networks. For undirected …