Strategies for rendezvous and formation stabilization of multi-agent systems.
Published: 2005
Language: eng
Number of pages: 146
Description: In this thesis, four problems in the control of multi-agent systems are studied. First, a hierarchical cyclic pursuit scheme is introduced, and it is shown to yield significant advantages over traditional cyclic pursuit. Second, the control of a heterogeneous group of agents is explored. A global stability analysis is performed for two agents in cyclic pursuit, where each agent has a different kinematic model. Third, the problem of adapting curve shortening theory to the multi-agent setting is addressed. Motivated by this theory, the agents are viewed as the vertices of a polygon, and a linear polygon shortening scheme is proposed which exhibits several analogues to Euclidean curve shortening. Finally, the problem of stabilizing a group of agents to a formation is analyzed. By adapting the linear polygon shortening scheme, a local control strategy is proposed to stabilize the agents to the vertices of an equilateral polygon.
Notes: Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 44-02, page: 1005.

Thesis (M.A.Sc.)--University of Toronto, 2005.

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