Title
Distributed Time-Varying Optimization of Second-Order Multiagent Systems Under Limited Interaction Ranges
Author
Hong, Huifen (Southeast University; Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications)
Baldi, S. (TU Delft Team Bart De Schutter; Southeast University) 
Yu, Wenwu (Southeast University; Nantong University)
Yu, Xinghuo (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University)
Date
2022
Abstract
This article investigates the distributed time-varying optimization problem for second-order multiagent systems (MASs) under limited interaction ranges. The goal is to seek the minimum of the sum of local time-varying cost functions (CFs), where each CF is only available to the corresponding agent. Limited communication range refers to the scenario where the agents have limited sensing and communication capabilities, that is, a pair of agents can communicate with each other only if their distance is within a certain range. To handle such a problem, a new continuous connectivity-preserving mechanism is presented to preserve the connectivity of the considered network. Then, two distributed optimization algorithms are presented to solve the optimization problem with time-varying CFs and time-invariant CFs, respectively. Theoretical analysis and two numerical examples are provided to verify the effectiveness of the methods.
Subject
Connectivity-preserving mechanism
distributed optimization
finite-time consensus
Heuristic algorithms
Multi-agent systems
Optimization
Protocols
second-order multiagent system (MAS)
time-varying cost functions (CFs)
Time-varying systems
Trajectory
Vehicle dynamics
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1109/TCYB.2021.3128051
Embargo date
2023-07-01
ISSN
2168-2267
Source
IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics, 52 (12), 13874-13886
Bibliographical note
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Part of collection
Institutional Repository
Document type
journal article
Rights
© 2022 Huifen Hong, S. Baldi, Wenwu Yu, Xinghuo Yu