A hybrid model predictive control scheme for multi-agent containment and distributed sensing

Author(s):  
Luca Galbusera ◽  
Giancarlo Ferrari-Trecate ◽  
Riccardo Scattolini
Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (12) ◽  
pp. 4041
Author(s):  
Anca Maxim ◽  
Constantin-Florin Caruntu

Following the current technological development and informational advancement, more and more physical systems have become interconnected and linked via communication networks. The objective of this work is the development of a Coalitional Distributed Model Predictive Control (C- DMPC) strategy suitable for controlling cyber-physical, multi-agent systems. The motivation behind this endeavour is to design a novel algorithm with a flexible control architecture by combining the advantages of classical DMPC with Coalitional MPC. The simulation results were achieved using a test scenario composed of four dynamically coupled sub-systems, connected through an unidirectional communication topology. The obtained results illustrate that, when the feasibility of the local optimization problem is lost, forming a coalition between neighbouring agents solves this shortcoming and maintains the functionality of the entire system. These findings successfully prove the efficiency and performance of the proposed coalitional DMPC method.


2020 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 14047-14054
Author(s):  
Pawel Majecki ◽  
Michael J. Grimble ◽  
Ibrahim Haskara ◽  
Chen-Fang Chang

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