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A barycentric coordinate based approach to formation control of multi-agent systems under directed and switching topologies


Abstract:

This paper studies the formation control problem for a leader-follower network in 3D. The objective is to control the agents to form a globally rigid formation, for which...Show More

Abstract:

This paper studies the formation control problem for a leader-follower network in 3D. The objective is to control the agents to form a globally rigid formation, for which the sensing graph is directed and switching while the communication graph is undirected and switching. Under such a setup, a barycentric coordinate based approach is proposed for the design of formation control laws ensuring global convergence. A necessary and sufficient graphical condition is obtained to guarantee that the followers converge to form a globally rigid formation together with the leaders. By this approach, the formation of the whole group, namely, the orientation, translation and formation scale, can be reconfigured by the leaders.
Date of Conference: 15-18 December 2015
Date Added to IEEE Xplore: 11 February 2016
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Conference Location: Osaka, Japan

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