Team Cooperation in a Network of Multi-Vehicle Unmanned Systems, 2013
Synthesis of Consensus Algorithms

Team Cooperation in a Network of Multi-Vehicle Unmanned Systems develops a framework for modeling and control of a network of multi-agent unmanned systems in a cooperative manner and with consideration of non-ideal and practical considerations. The main focus of this book is the development of ?synthesis-based? algorithms rather than on conventional ?analysis-based? approaches to the team cooperation, specifically the team consensus problems. The authors provide a set of modified ?design-based? consensus algorithms whose optimality is verified through introduction of performance indices.

Introduction.- Background.- Semi–Decentralized Optimal Consensus Strategies.- Non-Ideal Considerations for Semi-Decentralized Optimal Team Cooperation.- Linear Matrix Inequalities in the Team Cooperation Problem.- Conclusions and Future Work.- Appendix A: Proofs.  

Provides synthesis-based methodology for team cooperation

Introduces a consensus-protocol optimized performance index

Offers comparisons for use of proper indices in measuring team performance

Analyzes and predicts performance of previously designed consensus algorithms

Analyses and predicts team behavior in the presence of non-ideal considerations such as actuator anomalies and faults as well as the evolutions in the structure of the information exchange