Convergence of type-symmetric and cut-balanced consensus seeking systems

JM Hendrickx, JN Tsitsiklis - IEEE Transactions on Automatic …, 2012‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We consider continuous-time consensus seeking systems whose time-dependent
interactions are cut-balanced, in the following sense: if a group of agents influences the …

Performance evaluation of the consensus-based distributed subgradient method under random communication topologies

I Matei, JS Baras - IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Signal …, 2011‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We investigate collaborative optimization of an objective function expressed as a sum of
local convex functions, when the agents make decisions in a distributed manner using local …

Influence of the number of topologically interacting neighbors on swarm dynamics

Y Shang, R Bouffanais - Scientific reports, 2014‏ - nature.com
Recent empirical and theoretical works on collective behaviors based on a topological
interaction are beginning to offer some explanations as for the physical reasons behind the …

Stochastic consensus over noisy networks with Markovian and arbitrary switches

M Huang, S Dey, GN Nair, JH Manton - Automatica, 2010‏ - Elsevier
This paper considers stochastic consensus problems over lossy wireless networks. We first
propose a measurement model with a random link gain, additive noise, and Markovian lossy …

Distributed parameter estimation over unreliable networks with Markovian switching topologies

Q Zhang, JF Zhang - IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 2012‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Due to the existence of various uncertainties, the design of distributed estimation algorithms
with robustness and high accuracy is an urgent demand for sensor network applications …

Convergence results for the linear consensus problem under Markovian random graphs

I Matei, JS Baras, C Somarakis - SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization, 2013‏ - SIAM
This paper discusses the linear asymptotic consensus problem for a network of dynamic
agents whose communication network is modeled by a randomly switching graph. The …

Stochastic approximation for consensus: a new approach via ergodic backward products

M Huang - IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 2012‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper considers both synchronous and asynchronous consensus algorithms with noisy
measurements. For stochastic approximation based consensus algorithms, the existing …

Consensus reaching in swarms ruled by a hybrid metric-topological distance

Y Shang, R Bouffanais - The European Physical Journal B, 2014‏ - Springer
Recent empirical observations of three-dimensional bird flocks and human crowds have
challenged the long-prevailing assumption that a metric interaction distance rules swarming …

Scaled consensus of multi-agent systems with switching topologies and communication noises

M Li, F Deng, H Ren - Nonlinear Analysis: Hybrid Systems, 2020‏ - Elsevier
This paper concerns with the mean square scaled consensus for multi-agent systems (MAS)
with Markovian switching topologies and communication noises. A time-homogeneous …

On the strengths of connectivity and robustness in general random intersection graphs

J Zhao, O Yağan, V Gligor - 53rd IEEE Conference on Decision …, 2014‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Random intersection graphs have received much attention for nearly two decades, and
currently have a wide range of applications ranging from key predistribution in wireless …