ABSTRACT This paper explores the stability of a class of multi-agent systems with proposed relay tracking strategy over a finite time interval. In this paper, agents are deployed in an area to monitor and track the intruded targets. According to proposed relay tracking strategy, the tracking agents and their communication topologies switch during the whole tracking process. This results in impulsive effects on the overall tracking errors. The relationship of finite time interval against desired overall tracking errors and control parameter is derived quantitatively for the multi-agent relay tracking system. Moreover, stability conditions for the system with disturbances and impulsive effects are obtained. Performance of proposed relay tracking strategy and correctness of derived results on stability over finite time intervals are demonstrated by a set of simulations.

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非线性多智能体中继跟踪系统在有限时间间隔内的稳定性分析

摘要 本文探讨了一类多智能体系统在有限时间间隔内提出的中继跟踪策略的稳定性。在本文中，代理被部署在一个区域来监视和跟踪入侵目标。根据提出的中继跟踪策略，跟踪代理及其通信拓扑在整个跟踪过程中切换。这导致对整体跟踪误差的脉冲效应。对于多智能体中继跟踪系统，有限时间间隔与期望的总体跟踪误差和控制参数之间的关系被定量地推导出来。此外，还获得了具有扰动和脉冲效应的系统的稳定条件。