Distributed robust control of uncertain linear multi‐agent systems

Abstract

SummaryIn this paper, the distributed H ∞ robust control problem synthesized with transient performance is investigated for a group of autonomous agents governed by uncertain general linear node dynamics. Based on the relative information between neighboring agents and some information of other agents, distributed state‐feedback and observer‐type output‐feedback control protocols are designed and analyzed, respectively. By using tools from robust control theory, conditions for the existence of controllers for solving such a problem are established. It is shown that the problem of distributed H ∞ robust control synthesized with transient performance can be converted to the H ∞ control problem synthesized with transient performance for decoupled linear systems of the same low dimensions. Finally, simulation examples are provided to illustrate the effectiveness of the design. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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