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Consensus of Linear Multi-Agent Systems with Persistent Disturbances via Distributed Output Feedback

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This paper addresses the consensus problem of general linear multi-agent systems with persistent disturbances by distributed output feedback. Suppose that states of agents can not be obtained directly. Several estimators are designed to observe states of agents and the unknown disturbances. A protocol is proposed to drive all agents achieve consensus. Based on the method of model transformation and the property of permutation matrix, sufficient conditions for consensus are obtained in terms of linear matrix inequalities. Finally, simulations are given to show the effectiveness of presented results.

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This research was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No. 61304155.

This paper was recommended for publication by Editor LIU Guoping.

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Mo, L., Guo, S. Consensus of Linear Multi-Agent Systems with Persistent Disturbances via Distributed Output Feedback. J Syst Sci Complex 32, 835–845 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11424-018-7265-y

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