Structural Persistence of Three Dimensional Autonomous Formations

Changbin Yu, Julien M. Hendrickx, Barıș Fidan, Brian D.O. Anderson

2005

Abstract

Built upon a recently developed theoretical framework, we consider some practical issues raised in multi-agent formation control in three dimensional space. We introduce the partial equilibrium problem, which is associated with unsafe control of a formation in practical 3-dimensional applications. We define structurally persistent graphs, a class of persistent graphs free of any partial equilibrium problem. In real deployment of control of multi-agent systems, formations with underlying structurally persistent graphs are of interest. We study the connections between the allocation of degrees of freedom (DOFs) across agents and the characteristics of persistence and/or structural persistence of a directed graph. We also show how to transfer degrees of freedom between agents, when the formation changes with new agent(s) added, to preserve persistence and/or structural persistence.

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in Harvard Style

Yu C., M. Hendrickx J., Fidan B. and D.O. Anderson B. (2005). Structural Persistence of Three Dimensional Autonomous Formations . In Proceedings of the 1st International Workshop on Multi-Agent Robotic Systems - Volume 1: MARS, (ICINCO 2005) ISBN 972-8865-34-1, pages 47-55. DOI: 10.5220/0001194600470055


in Bibtex Style

@conference{mars05,
author={Changbin Yu and Julien M. Hendrickx and Barıș Fidan and Brian D.O. Anderson},
title={Structural Persistence of Three Dimensional Autonomous Formations},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 1st International Workshop on Multi-Agent Robotic Systems - Volume 1: MARS, (ICINCO 2005)},
year={2005},
pages={47-55},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0001194600470055},
isbn={972-8865-34-1},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 1st International Workshop on Multi-Agent Robotic Systems - Volume 1: MARS, (ICINCO 2005)
TI - Structural Persistence of Three Dimensional Autonomous Formations
SN - 972-8865-34-1
AU - Yu C.
AU - M. Hendrickx J.
AU - Fidan B.
AU - D.O. Anderson B.
PY - 2005
SP - 47
EP - 55
DO - 10.5220/0001194600470055