Control Theory for Multi-Agent Systems: Recent Advances and Applications
A Special Issue of Mathematics (ISSN 2227-7390) belonging to the section "E2: Control Theory and Mechanics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2027 | Viewed by 1423
Editors
Interests: cooperative control; robust control; multi-agent systems; unmanned system swarms; reachable set estimation
Interests: multi-agent systems; discrete-event system theory; model-based fault diagnosis; cyber security analysis and synthesis; control and optimization of complex networks with applications in flexible manufacturing; intelligent transportation; human–robot interface; power management and green buildings
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In recent years, extensive research and irreplaceable applications of multi-agent systems (MASs) have emerged in the execution of complex tasks with high efficiency, enhanced robustness, and increased adaptability. With advances in engineering practices related to swarm intelligence, the coordinated control of MASs faces significant challenges in coping with communication constraints, dynamic uncertainties, and exogenous disturbances. This Special Issue aims to bridge the gap between theoretical breakthroughs in control synthesis for MASs and their engineering implementations in cooperative maneuvering for autonomous unmanned systems.
This Special Issue serves as a platform for researchers and engineers to share high-quality research on theoretical advances and practical applications of MASs. We are pleased to invite submissions of original research articles, reviews, and case studies in areas including, but not limited to, the following topics:
Theoretical advances:
Coordination regulation: Novel control strategies in consensus, containment, formation, and synchronization of MASs;
Distributed optimization: Distributed optimization algorithms and game-theoretic frameworks for networked systems;
Cooperative filtering: Advanced methodologies in cooperative information fusion and filtering over sensor networks;
Robust control: Significant control strategies in coping with dynamic uncertainties, exogenous disturbances, and parametric perturbations of MASs;
Networked control: Improved algorithms in event-triggered/sampled-data mechanisms and stability analysis under complex communication conditions.
Practical applications:
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs): Swarm coordination, trajectory planning, and formation flying for drone clusters;
Unmanned surface vehicles (USVs): Cooperative motion control, formation maneuvering, and collision avoidance for marine vessels;
Unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs): Cooperative navigation, target hunting, and formation maintenance in underwater environments;
Satellite systems: Collaborative Orbit control, attitude synchronization, and task planning of satellite systems;
Multi-robot systems: Cooperative manipulation, motion control, and logistics of multiple robots.
Dr. Xiangli Jiang
Prof. Dr. Rong Su
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- multi-agent systems
- coordination regulation
- distributed optimization
- cooperative filtering
- robust control
- networked control
- autonomous unmanned systems
- swarm intelligence
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