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Target aggregation of second-order multi-agent systems with switching interconnection

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In this paper, the target aggregation is investigated for a multi-agent system consisting of second-order agents and multiple leaders. Sufficient conditions are proposed to make the agents approach the target set spanned by these moving leaders. With the condition on switching interconnection topologies, all mobile agents can asymptotically track the dynamical target set specified by multiple moving leaders with bounded error. Moreover, discussion on the case with static leaders is also given.

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  1. Key Lab of Systems and Control, Institute of Systems Science, Academy of Mathematics and Systems Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China

    Youcheng Lou & Yiguang Hong

  2. ACCESS Linnaeus Centre, School of Electrical Engineering, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, 10044, Sweden

    Guodong Shi

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This research was supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos. 60874018, 60736022, and 60821091.

This paper was recommended for publication by Editor Jing HAN.

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Lou, Y., Hong, Y. & Shi, G. Target aggregation of second-order multi-agent systems with switching interconnection. J Syst Sci Complex 25, 430–440 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11424-012-0329-5

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