Predefined-Time Consensus of Nonlinear First-Order Systems Using a Time Base Generator

J. Armando Colunga, Carlos R. Vázquez, Héctor M. Becerra and David Gómez-Gutiérrez

Mathematical Problems in Engineering, 2018, vol. 2018, 1-11

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This paper proposes a couple of consensus algorithms for multiagent systems in which agents have first-order nonlinear dynamics, reaching the consensus state at a predefined time independently of the initial conditions. The proposed consensus protocols are based on the so-called time base generators (TBGs), which are time-dependent functions used to build time-varying control laws. Predefined-time convergence to the consensus is proved for connected undirected communication topologies and directed topologies having a spanning tree. Furthermore, one of the proposed protocols is based on the super-twisting controller, providing robustness against disturbances while maintaining the predefined-time convergence property. The performance of the proposed methods is illustrated in simulations, and it is compared with finite-time, fixed-time, and predefined-time consensus protocols. It is shown that the proposed TBG protocols represent an advantage not only in the possibility to define a settling time but also in providing smoother and smaller control actions than existing finite-time, fixed-time, and predefined-time consensus.

Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1155/2018/1957070

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