@inproceedings{28df6fdd6da143afaea5db57e4c9bba1,
title = "Synchronization for multi-agent systems under directed switching topologies",
abstract = "In this paper, we consider the synchronization problem for a network of state diffusive coupled agents with identical but time-varying dynamics under switching communication topologies. Both leader-follower and leaderless networks are studied. For leader-follower networks, sufficient conditions are established regarding the connectivity of communication graphs for the network to achieve global exponential or asymptotic synchronization, respectively, for directed and undirected communications. For leaderless networks, sufficient conditions for asymptotic norm synchronization are established, respectively, for directed and undirected communications, in the sense that the norm of agents' states converges to a common value. We also show that if the communication graph is fixed, norm synchronization leads to state synchronization. The results reveal some important similarities and differences between leaderless and leader-follower networks for synchronization under directed switching communication graphs.",
keywords = "Multi-agent system, Synchronization, Time-varying agents, Timevarying graphs",
author = "Tao Yang and Ziyang Meng and Guodong Shi and Yiguang Hong and Johansson, \{Karl Henrik\}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2014 IEEE.; 2014 11th World Congress on Intelligent Control and Automation, WCICA 2014 ; Conference date: 29-06-2014 Through 04-07-2014",
year = "2015",
month = mar,
day = "2",
doi = "10.1109/WCICA.2014.7053293",
language = "English",
series = "Proceedings of the World Congress on Intelligent Control and Automation (WCICA)",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
number = "March",
pages = "3473--3480",
booktitle = "Proceeding of the 11th World Congress on Intelligent Control and Automation, WCICA 2014",
address = "United States",
edition = "March",
}