Consensus tracking of fractional-order multiagent systems via fractional-order iterative learning control (Q2280281)

Summary: In this work, the consensus problem of fractional-order multiagent systems with the general linear model of fixed topology is studied. Both distributed \(P D^\alpha \)-type and \(D^\alpha \)-type fractional-order iterative learning control (FOILC) algorithms are proposed. Here, a virtual leader is introduced to generate the desired trajectory, fixed communication topology is considered, and only a subset of followers can access the desired trajectory. The convergence conditions are proved using graph theory, fractional calculus, and \(\lambda\) norm theory. The theoretical analysis shows that the output of each agent completely tracks the expected trajectory in a limited time as the iteration number increases for both \(P D^\alpha \)-type and \(D^\alpha \)-type FOILC algorithms. Extensive numerical simulations are given to demonstrate the feasibility and effectiveness.