Virtual leader approach to coordinated control of multiple mobile agents with asymmetric interactions

DOI10.1016/j.physd.2005.10.012zbMath1131.93354MaRDI QIDQ2492240

Tianguang Chu, Hong Shi, Long Wang

Publication date: 9 June 2006

Published in: Physica D (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physd.2005.10.012

zbMATH Keywords

coordination; multi-agent systems; swarm intelligence; networked systems; cooperative control; virtual leader; collective dynamic behavior; flocking motion

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

93C83: Control/observation systems involving computers (process control, etc.)

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