Distributed Control and Optimization for Large-Scale Multi-Agent Systems
A special issue of Electronics (ISSN 2079-9292). This special issue belongs to the section "Systems & Control Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 April 2026 | Viewed by 74
Special Issue Editors
Interests: multi-agent systems; finite-time control; satellite formation
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The rapid development of autonomous agents, such as unmanned aerial vehicles, ground robots, and spacecraft, has created an urgent need for scalable and resilient control methodologies. Among these, distributed control has emerged as a powerful paradigm to coordinate many agents while relying only on local information exchange. This Special Issue aims to present cutting-edge advances in theories and algorithms regarding distributed control for autonomous agents and its applications. Topics of interest include distributed optimization; cooperative guidance and control; multi-agent consensus; formation control; task allocation; resilience under communication constraints or cyber–physical attacks; and applications in aerospace, robotics, transportation, and energy systems. We welcome both theoretical contributions and application-driven studies with an emphasis on bridging the gap between control theory and real-world implementations. The goal of this Special Issue is to provide a platform for researchers and practitioners to share new insights, identify challenges, and foster collaborations that will shape the next generation of intelligent, cooperative, and robust autonomous systems.
Dr. Kai Zhang
Dr. Yuan Zhou
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- cooperative control
- distributed optimization
- networked control systems
- cooperative robotics
- cyber–physical systems
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