Exact controllability of complex networks

Z Yuan, C Zhao, Z Di, WX Wang, YC Lai - Nature communications, 2013 - nature.com
Controlling complex networks is of paramount importance in science and engineering.
Despite the recent development of structural controllability theory, we continue to lack a …

Cooperative adaptive fuzzy tracking control for networked unknown nonlinear multiagent systems with time-varying actuator faults

Q Shen, B Jiang, P Shi, J Zhao - IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, the cooperative adaptive fault tolerant fuzzy tracking control (CAFTFTC)
problem of networked high-order multiagent with time-varying actuator faults is studied, and …

Coordination for linear multiagent systems with dynamic interaction topology in the leader-following framework

J Qin, C Yu, H Gao - IEEE Transactions on Industrial …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper considers mainly the leader-following consensus for multiple agents with general
linear system dynamics under switching topologies. Three different settings are …

On almost controllability of dynamical complex networks with noises

N Cai, M He, Q Wu, MJ Khan - Journal of Systems Science and Complexity, 2019 - Springer
This paper discusses the controllability problem of complex networks. It is shown that almost
any weighted complex network with noise on the strength of communication links is …

Intrinsic dynamics induce global symmetry in network controllability

C Zhao, WX Wang, YY Liu, JJ Slotine - Scientific reports, 2015 - nature.com
Controlling complex networked systems to desired states is a key research goal in
contemporary science. Despite recent advances in studying the impact of network topology …

On quantitatively measuring controllability of complex networks

N Cai - Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper deals with controllability of complex networks. An index is chosen to
quantitatively measure controllability of given network. The effect of this index is analyzed …

Fuzzy formation control and collision avoidance for multiagent systems

YH Chang, CL Chen, WS Chan, HW Lin… - Mathematical …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
This paper aims to investigate the formation control of leader‐follower multiagent systems,
where the problem of collision avoidance is considered. Based on the graph‐theoretic …

Global consensus of single‐integrator agents subject to saturation constraints

Q Wang, C Peng, H Gao, M Basin - IET Control Theory & …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
This paper investigates the problem of leader‐following consensus of single‐integrator
agents subject to saturation constraints. Global leader‐following consensus protocol is …

A controllability synthesis problem for dynamic multi-agent systems with linear high-order protocol

N Cai, J Cao, M Junaid Khan - International Journal of Control …, 2014 - Springer
In this paper, a problem on controllability synthesis for dynamic multi-agent systems with
high-order linear protocol is addressed. A particular scenario is considered, in which a given …

On generalized controllability canonical form with multiple input variables

N Cai, MJ Khan - International Journal of Control, Automation and …, 2017 - Springer
This paper proposes a generalized controllability canonical form for linear multi-input
systems by extending the normal controllability canonical forms. It is shown that there exists …