Average Consensus in Directed Networks of Multi-agents with Uncertain Time-varying Delays

• 作 者: WANG Zhao-Xia DU Da-Jun FEI Mi
• 机 构: Shanghai Key Laboratoy of Power Station Automation Tech-nology
• 出 处: 自动化学报
• 发表日期: 2004年期
• 关键词: Average consensus multi-agent systems uncertain time-varying reciprocally convex
• 基金项目: National Natural Science Foundation of China;National High Technology Re-search and Development Program of China (863 Program);Project of Science and Technology Com-mission of Shanghai Municipality;Sh

This paper investigates the average consensus problem in directed networks of multi-agent systems with uncertain time-varying delays. Fixed and switching topologies that are kept weakly connected and balanced are firstly analyzed. The original system is then transformed into a reduced dimension model. Based on Jensen0s inequality and reciprocally convex approach, su?cient conditions for average consensus are further presented. Specially, a less conservative upper bound of time-varying communication delays is derived in comparison with the existing results. Numerical examples confirm the effectiveness of the proposed method.