具有动态领导者的多智能体系统分组一致性控制

对一类具有动态领导者的非线性多智能体系统的一致性进行研究,解决了领导-跟随一致性控制问题。首先,考虑到多目标任务中广泛存在的合作-竞争机制和领导者的控制输入非零的情况,基于邻居智能体的相对状态信息,设计了一类分布式的分组一致性控制器。通过在所设计的控制器中增加补偿项,解决了由领导者非零控制输入引出的问题。引入了一类Lipschitz-like条件,解决了非线性项在实现分组一致时所带来的困难。其次,利用图论和构造Lyapunov函数,通过求解代数Riccati方程得出了系统实现分组一致性的充分条件,并基于所设计的控制器实现了多智能体系统动态领导-跟随的分组一致性控制。最后,通过数值仿真和结果分析验证了所提出控制方案的有效性和可行性。     

基于分布式自适应的多智能体容错一致性控制

针对"领航者-跟随者"的多智能体编队，由于领航者系统出现故障引起编队通讯中断而不能完成任务的问题，提出了一种基于一致性理论的分布式自适应控制方法，用于解决该问题。首先，以一个位于顶点的智能体作为领航者，其余3个位于同一条线上的智能体作为跟随者，由此所构成的三角形编队作为被控对象。其中，领航者速度方向作为编队的前行方向，跟随者位于领航者之后。其次，基于图论，对智能体局部信息参数进行分布式自适应更新，并设计分布式自适应控制律，用于弥补多智能体编队中领航者故障所造成的影响。同时，根据相邻智能体的局部信息，设计整体分布式自适应容错控制律，进一步通过构建合理的Lyapunov函数，证明所设计控制器的稳定性，以及"领航者-跟随者"之间相对横向以及相对纵向的距离误差均收敛于固定常数。最后，仿真验证表明：所提出的自适应控制方法具有良好的鲁棒性，这也为工程实践提供了理论依据。     

Adaptive distributed observer design for containment control of heterogeneous discrete-time swarm systems

This paper develops both adaptive distributed dynamic state feedback control law and adaptive distributed measurement output feedback control law for heterogeneous discrete-time swarm systems with multiple leaders. The convex hull formed by the leaders and the system matrix of leaders is estimated via an adaptive distributed containment observer. Such estimations will feed the followers so that every follower can update the system matrix of the corresponding adaptive distributed containment observer and the system state of their neighbors. The followers cooperate with each other to achieve leader–follower consensus and thus solve the containment control problem over the network. Numerical results demonstrate the effectiveness and computational feasibility of the proposed control laws.     

Distributed event-triggered adaptive control for second-order nonlinear uncertain multi-agent systems

In this paper, the event-triggered consensus control problem for nonlinear uncertain multi-agent systems subject to unknown parameters and external disturbances is considered. The dynamics of subsystems are second-order with similar structures, and the nodes are connected by undirected graphs. The event-triggered mechanisms are not only utilized in the transmission of information from the controllers to the actuators, and from the sensors to the controllers within each agent, but also in the communication between agents. Based on the adaptive backstepping method, extra estimators are introduced to handle the unknown parameters, and the measurement errors that occur during the event-triggered communication are well handled by designing compensating terms for the control signals. The presented distributed event-triggered adaptive control laws can guarantee the boundness of the consensus tracking errors and the Zeno behavior is avoided. Meanwhile, the update frequency of the controllers and the load of communication burden are vastly reduced. The obtained control protocol is further applied to a multi-input multi-output second-order nonlinear multi-agent system, and the simulation results show the effectiveness and advantages of our proposed method.     

多智能体离散时间系统一致性研究

研究了无向连通图条件下带有输入延时的多智能体离散时间系统一致性问题,分析了多智能体系统一致性问题和离散时间系统稳定性之间的本质联系。利用广义Nyquist稳定性判定准则和矩阵特征值相关理论,推导出多智能体离散时间系统在信息交换拓扑为无向连通图且带有输入延时的条件下达到渐近一致的充分条件。仿真结果与理论分析相符,在无向连通图条件下,当输入延时小于或等于该充分条件给出的标准延时,多智能体系统可以达到渐进一致。     

异构多导弹系统自适应分布式协同制导

针对异构多导弹系统的分布式协同制导问题,在传统比例导引律的基础上设计出一类领航跟随分布式协同制导律。运用代数图论、分布式网络同步原理以及非线性系统一致性理论,领弹采用基于固定系数的比例导引律,从弹采用基于可变系数的参数自适应比例导引律。该领航-跟随分布式自适应协同制导律可使领弹和从弹实现对目标的同时攻击,且各相邻导弹间仅传输各自的可测状态信息,算法具有较低的通信代价和较好的可扩展性。最后给出了相关数值仿真算例,仿真结果验证了控制算法的有效性。     

通信和测量受限条件下异构多UAV分布式协同目标跟踪方法

研究了通信和测量受限的异构多无人机(UAV)网络化分布式协同目标观测与跟踪问题.该分布式UAV系统采用长机一僚机异构型网络结构,以实现在电子静默和战术隐身条件下扩大探测和打击纵深.提出改进的一致性信息滤波(ICF)算法,实现通信和测量范围内各UAV节点的分布式信息融合.由于一致性算法的收敛性与网络拓扑结构的连通性密切相...     

Spacecraft formation-containment flying control with time-varying translational velocity

This paper investigates the problem of Spacecraft Formation-Containment Flying Control (SFCFC) when the desired translational velocity is time-varying. In SFCFC problem, there are multiple leader spacecraft and multiple follower spacecraft and SFCFC can be divided into leader spacecraft’s formation control and follower spacecraft’s containment control. First, under the condition that only a part of leader spacecraft can have access to the desired time-varying translational velocity, a velocity estimator is designed for each leader spacecraft. Secondly, based on the estimated translational velocity, a distributed formation control algorithm is designed for leader spacecraft to achieve the desired formation and move with the desired translational velocity simultaneously. Then, to ensure all follower spacecraft converge to the convex hull formed by the leader spacecraft, a distributed containment control algorithm is designed for follower spacecraft. Moreover, to reduce the dependence of the designed control algorithms on the graph information and increase system robustness, the control gains are changing adaptively and the parametric uncertainties are handled, respectively. Finally, simulation results are provided to illustrate the effectiveness of the theoretical results.     

Formation flight of fixed-wing UAV swarms: A group-based hierarchical approach

This paper investigates a formation control problem of fixed-wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) swarms. A group-based hierarchical architecture is established among the UAVs, which decomposes all the UAVs into several distinct and non-overlapping groups. In each group, the UAVs form hierarchies with one UAV selected as the group leader. All group leaders execute coordinated path following to cooperatively handle the mission process among different groups, and the remaining followers track their direct leaders to achieve the inner-group coordination. More specifically, for a group leader, a virtual target moving along its desired path is assigned for the UAV, and an updating law is proposed to coordinate all the group leaders’ virtual targets; for a follower UAV, the distributed leader-following formation control law is proposed to make the follower’s heading angle coincide with its direct leader, while keeping the desired relative position with respect to its direct leader. The proposed control law guarantees the globally asymptotic stability of the whole closed-loop swarm system under the control input constraints of fixed-wing UAVs. Theoretical proofs and numerical simulations are provided, which corroborate the effectiveness of the proposed method.     

Robust image-based coordinated control for spacecraft formation flying

This paper addresses a coordinated control problem for Spacecraft Formation Flying (SFF). The distributed followers are required to track and synchronize with the leader spacecraft. By using the feature points in the two-dimensional image space, an integrated 6-degree-of-freedom dynamic model is formulated for spacecraft relative motion. Without sophisticated three-dimensional reconstruction, image features are directly utilized for the controller design. The proposed image-based controller can drive the follower spacecraft in the desired configuration with respect to the leader when the real-time captured images match their reference counterparts. To improve the precision of the formation configuration, the proposed controller employs a coordinated term to reduce the relative distance errors between followers. The uncertainties in the system dynamics are handled by integrating the adaptive technique into the controller, which increases the robustness of the SFF system. The closed-loop system stability is analyzed using the Lyapunov method and algebraic graph theory. A numerical simulation for a given SFF scenario is performed to evaluate the performance of the controller.     

主-从多飞行器三维分布式协同制导方法

针对三维空间下的多飞行器协同打击问题,基于主飞行器和从飞行器架构提出了两种分布式协同制导方法,实现了所有飞行器最终对目标的同时命中。方法1在定义协调变量的基础上,通过对所选协调变量的一致性协同控制使从飞行器状态同步于主飞行器状态。方法2提出了分布式观测器对主飞行器的状态进行准确估计,各从飞行器通过跟踪观测的主飞行器状态信息实现命中时间的一致。理论分析表明,两种方法都可保证多飞行器同时命中目标。仿真结果验证了所提方法的正确性和有效性。     

Output formation tracking for networked systems with limited energy and aperiodic silence

For leader-following networked systems with the topology switching and the aperiodic silence, limited-energy output formation tracking problems are investigated. Firstly, a new output formation tracking control protocol is proposed, which contains two components associated with the communication interactions between the leader and tracking intelligent agents and the communication interactions among tracking intelligent agents, respectively, and the aperiodic silence, the topology switching and t...     

无线传感器网络路由协议研究与分析

集成了传感器、嵌入式技术、分布式信息处理技术和无线通信技术而形成的无线传感器网络(wireless sensor network,简称WSN)是一种全新的信息获取和处理技术。但由于无线传感器网络的特点,使其路由协议即不同于传统的网络,又有别于ad hoc网络。对几种典型无线传感器网络路由协议进行了详细分析与比较,并针对LEACH算法存在的问题提出了一种改进方案。     

Adaptive control for attitude coordination of leader-following rigid spacecraft systems with inertia parameter uncertainties

This paper studies the leader-following attitude coordination problems of multiple spacecraft in the presence of inertia parameter uncertainties. To achieve attitude coordination in the situation that even the leader's attitude is only applicable to a part of the following spacecraft, a nonlinear attitude observer is proposed to obtain an accurate estimation of the leader's attitude and angular velocity for all the followers. In addition, a distributed control scheme based on noncertainty equivalence principle is presented for multiple spacecraft' attitude synchronization. With a dynamic scaling, attitude consensus can be achieved asymptotically without any information of the bounds of the uncertain inertia parameters. Furthermore, once the estimations of inertia parameters reach their ideal values, the estimation process will stop and the ideal value of inertia parameter will be held. This is a special advantage of parameter estimation method based on non-certainty equivalence. Numerical simulations are presented to demonstrate that the proposed non-certainty equivalence-based method requires smaller control toque and converges faster compared with the certainty equivalence-based method.     

无人机编队构成的分散最优控制方法研究

针对无长机带领、具有固定无向通信拓扑的无人机编队构成控制问题,提出了一种基于"相邻"无人机状态反馈的分散最优控制方法。该方法采用Laplacian矩阵描述编队通信结构,以"相邻"无人机与编队构型间的相对状态误差构建分散最优控制模型,并通过求解具有LMI约束的线性目标最优化问题得到编队各无人机的分散最优控制律。该方法使得多无人机在分散协同的前提下,基于局部信息快速准确地形成预定编队构型,达到运动方向和速度的一致性。仿真实验验证了该方法的有效性。     

通信约束下异构多无人机任务分配方法

针对异构多无人机协同执行侦察和打击任务中,存在通信距离、时间延迟等约束条件下的局部任务分配问题,提出了一种基于合同网的分布式多无人机任务分配方法。首先建立了异构集群发现新目标时的局部任务分配问题模型,设计了局部无人机通信网络中的信息一致性算法,实现了任务分配过程中任务发布阶段各无人机的冲突消解。设计了任务分配过程中的联盟构建和无人机资源管理方法,使联盟中各无人机能够以更加平衡的方式消耗资源。仿真结果表明,该方法能够解决通信约束下,异构多无人机执行察打任务时,所触发的针对目标打击任务的任务分配问题,且能够获得最大的系统效能。     

Formation tracking control for time-delayed multi-agent systems with second-order dynamics

In this paper, formation tracking control problems for second-order multi-agent systems (MASs) with time-varying delays are studied, specifically those where the position and velocity of followers are designed to form a time-varying formation while tracking those of the leader. A neigh-boring relative state information based formation tracking protocol with an unknown gain matrix and time-varying delays is presented. The formation tracking problems are then transformed into asymptotically stable problems. Based on the Lyapunov-Krasovskii functional approach, condi-tions sufficient for second-order MASs with time-varying delays to realize formation tracking are examined. An approach to obtain the unknown gain matrix is given and, since neighboring relative velocity information is difficult to measure in practical applications, a formation tracking protocol with time-varying delays using only neighboring relative position information is introduced. The proposed results can be used on target enclosing problems for MASs with second-order dynamics and time-varying delays. An application for target enclosing by multiple unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is given to demonstrate the feasibility of theoretical results.     

Consensus based on learning game theory with a UAV rendezvous application

Multi-agent cooperation problems are becoming more and more attractive in both civilian and military applications. In multi-agent cooperation problems, different network topologies will decide different manners of cooperation between agents. A centralized system will directly control the operation of each agent with information flow from a single centre, while in a distributed system, agents operate separately under certain communication protocols. In this paper, a systematic distributed optimization approach will be established based on a learning game algorithm.The convergence of the algorithm will be proven under the game theory framework. Two typical consensus problems will be analyzed with the proposed algorithm. The contributions of this work are threefold. First, the designed algorithm inherits the properties in learning game theory for problem simplification and proof of convergence. Second, the behaviour of learning endows the algorithm with robustness and autonomy. Third, with the proposed algorithm, the consensus problems will be analyzed from a novel perspective.     

A distributed cooperative guidance law for salvo attack of multiple anti-ship missiles

The consensus problem of impact time is addressed for multiple anti-ship missiles. A new distributed cooperative guidance law with the form of biased proportional navigation guidance(BPNG) is presented. The proposed guidance law employs the available measurements of relative impact time error as the feedback information to achieve the consensus of impact time among missiles and, by exploiting the special structure of the biased cooperative control term, it can handle the seeker's field-of-view(FOV) constraint. The proposed scheme ensures convergence to consensus of impact time under either fixed or switching sensing/communication network, and the topological requirements are less restrictive than those in the existing results. Numerical examples are provided to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed guidance law.     

基于自适应方法的多无人机编队队形控制

针对"长机-僚机"近距编队队形因风场扰动而不能保持期望队形的问题,首先,提出了一种自适应队形保持控制的方法,该方法可用于抵消因风场不确定性对无人机的横侧向和前行方向所产生的距离误差,同时能够保持无人机编队稳定飞行。其次,由于风场的不确定性会引起"长机-僚机"之间的动力学发生变化,因此设计了一种基于"长机-僚机"相对运动模型的自适应控制律用以估计风场在3个方向的大小,进而控制无人机之间的相对运动以消除风场不确定性所产生的距离误差并保持速度的一致性,最终实现保持期望的队形。再次,通过构建合理的李雅普诺夫函数,证明无人机编队在风场干扰下能够保持编队稳定飞行,同时"长机-僚机"之间相对横向、横侧向以及纵向的距离误差均接近零。最后,通过仿真验证：所提出的自适应控制方法具有良好的鲁棒性,这为工程实践提供理论依据。