报告主题：Robust Homogenization and Consensus of Nonlinear Multi-agent Systems

    报告时间：6月24日下午一点半

    报告地点：广C511

    Abstract: In this talk, we consider consensus of a group of heterogeneous agents with nonlinear dynamics in the presence of system uncertainties. It requires that all agent states reach an agreement which is governed by specified reference dynamics. However, the reference dynamics do not generate a specific reference trajectory for feedback regulation for any agent. For this purpose, the proposed controller integrates two fundamental actions, homogenisation and consensus, concurrently. On one hand, it asymptotically regulates each individual (heterogeneous, nonlinear, and uncertain) agent dynamics to the common reference dynamics using a robust homogenization technique; on the other hand, it aligns agent trajectories, asymptotically governed by the common reference dynamics, to consensus through network cooperation. The effectiveness of the controller is verified in rigorous proof and numerical simulation.

    Bio: Dr. Zhiyong Chen received the B.S. degree from the University of Science and Technology of China, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, in 2000, 2002, and 2005 respectively. He worked as a Research Associate at the University of Virginia during 2005-2006. He is now an Associate Professor at the University of Newcastle, Australia. He is an Associate Editor for several journals including IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control and Systems and Control Letters. His research interests include nonlinear systems and control, networked systems, and biological systems.