Information consensus and coordination of Multiagent systems

This project will develop advanced control techniques for the core problem of securing information consensus and coordination in large-scale complex multiagent systems. Two applications domains of strategic importance motivate the work: power networks, and unmanned autonomous/airborne vehicles synthesizing a mobile sensor network, especially for Defence. Through studying consensus, cluster consensus and pinning control for both integrators and general linear dynamical agents, fundamental results and new design methodologies will be developed using ideas of graph theory and of distributed control and networked systems, particularly aspects where the proposers have contributed. Experiments with multiple quadrotors are also included.