A new approach to the stability analysis of continuous-time distributed consensus algorithms

作者：Liu Bo; Lu Wenlian; Chen Tianping^*

来源：Neural Networks, 2013, 46: 242-248.

DOI：10.1016/j.neunet.2013.06.007

• Distributed algorithms
• Multiagent systems
• Consensus
• Discontinuous
• Switching
• Almost sure convergence

In this letter, we propose a new approach for the stability analysis of distributed continuous-time consensus algorithms in directed networks with time-dependent communication patterns. Instead of using a continuous-time Lyapunov function, we show how to analyze such a continuous-time algorithm by converting it to a discrete-time model. By using this method, we obtain a more general convergence result than existing ones. An example with numerical simulation is also provided to illustrate the theoretical results.

• 出版日期2013-10
• 单位复旦大学