Static Output-Feedback Synchronisation of Multi-Agent Systems: A Secure and Unified Approach
Abstract
In this study, a unified distributed static output-feedback (OPFB) control protocol is presented for multi-agent systems. The proposed approach is unified in the sense that it is applicable to both homogeneous and heterogeneous multi-agent systems. Despite its importance, distributed OPFB control design is not considered for heterogeneous systems in the literature. Moreover, as will be shown, existing static OPFB controllers for homogeneous systems are vulnerable to attacks on sensors and actuators. More precisely, it is shown that a compromised agent can make an intact agent turn away from the leader if there is a directed path of any length from the compromised agent to the intact agent. To overcome these shortcomings, a distributed OPFB controller is presented which is (i) applicable to both homogeneous and heterogeneous systems, and (ii) is resilient against attacks on sensors and actuators. The proposed framework prevents attacks on sensors and actuators from propagating across the network and, thus, guarantees synchronisation of intact agents to the leader. To further improve the resiliency and guarantee synchronisation of even compromised agents, a disturbance compensator is designed. A significant advantage of this approach is that no assumption on topological connectivity and the number of agents under attack is required.
Recommended Citation
H. Modares et al., "Static Output-Feedback Synchronisation of Multi-Agent Systems: A Secure and Unified Approach," IET Control Theory and Applications, vol. 12, no. 8, pp. 1095 - 1106, Institution of Engineering and Technology (IEE), May 2018.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-cta.2017.1068
Department(s)
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Keywords and Phrases
Actuators; Controllers; Feedback Control; Synchronization, Control Protocols; Disturbance Compensator; Heterogeneous Multi-Agent Systems; Heterogeneous Systems; Homogeneous System; Sensors And Actuators; Static Output Feedback; Topological Connectivity, Multi Agent Systems
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
1751-8644; 1751-8652
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2018 Institution of Engineering and Technology (IEE), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 May 2018
Comments
This work was supported by ONR grant N000141410718, ONR grant N00014-17-1-2239, and China NSFC grant #61633007.