TY - GEN
T1 - Constrained formation protocols for networked multiagent systems
AU - De La Torre, Gerardo
AU - Yucelen, Tansel
AU - Johnson, Eric
PY - 2013/9/2
Y1 - 2013/9/2
N2 - This paper introduces a new formation framework for networked multiagent systems that can be used for obstacle avoidance. It is shown that the proposed framework minimizes a cost function while satisfying state and control constraints. Furthermore, agents converge to a formation such that the difference in the Laplacian potential of the constrained and desired formation is locally minimized. The proposed framework relies on an easily implementable local optimization process, whose computation load is independent on the network size. Therefore, the framework is scalable and decentralized. The proposed framework can be easily integrated into existing multiagent system guidance protocols in order to avoid obstacles. Several numerical examples are provided to demonstrate the efficacy of the proposed method.
AB - This paper introduces a new formation framework for networked multiagent systems that can be used for obstacle avoidance. It is shown that the proposed framework minimizes a cost function while satisfying state and control constraints. Furthermore, agents converge to a formation such that the difference in the Laplacian potential of the constrained and desired formation is locally minimized. The proposed framework relies on an easily implementable local optimization process, whose computation load is independent on the network size. Therefore, the framework is scalable and decentralized. The proposed framework can be easily integrated into existing multiagent system guidance protocols in order to avoid obstacles. Several numerical examples are provided to demonstrate the efficacy of the proposed method.
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U2 - 10.1109/ICUAS.2013.6564766
DO - 10.1109/ICUAS.2013.6564766
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84883085574
SN - 9781479908172
T3 - 2013 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems, ICUAS 2013 - Conference Proceedings
SP - 824
EP - 830
BT - 2013 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems, ICUAS 2013 - Conference Proceedings
T2 - 2013 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems, ICUAS 2013
Y2 - 28 May 2013 through 28 May 2013
ER -