Consensus Control for Multi-robot Formation
Consensus Control, Linear Matriz Inequality, Formation, Communication Uncertainties.
The development of consensus control techniques has numerous applications in robotic multi-agent systems. This work aims to establish protocols for the design of robust consensus controller for linear multi-agent systems, based on output sharing among the agents. In this context, considerations are made regarding possible uncertainties related to the communication topology and the presence of disturbance inputs that can affect both the agents' dynamics and the measurement of their outputs. The design of the robust consensus controller is subsequently used to develop control laws that solve the formation problem in two distinct proposals: in the case where the formation is relative among the agents and time-invariant, and in the case where it is desired to track a time-variant formation, while maintaining the same conditions of uncertainties and disturbance effects. Finally, the developed linear controller design is applied in a robotic simulation with a group ofPioneer P3-DXmobile robots. In this scenario, it is necessary to linearize the robot's dynamics using the input-output feedback linearization technique. The results obtained from the application of multi-robot formation control are discussed, highlighting the main advantages and limitations.