We provide a comprehensive solution to the estimation problem of the state for a linear time-invariant system in a distributed fashion over networks that allow only intermittent information transmission. By attaching ...
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We provide a comprehensive solution to the estimation problem of the state for a linear time-invariant system in a distributed fashion over networks that allow only intermittent information transmission. By attaching to each node an observer that employs information received from its neighbors triggered by asynchronous communication events, we propose a distributed state observer that guarantees global exponential stability of the zero estimation error set. The design of parameters is formulated as linear matrix inequalities. A thorough robustness analysis of the proposed observer to unmodeled dynamics, unknown communication times, as well as measurement and communication noise characterized in terms of input-to-state stability is presented. These properties of the proposed observer are shown analytically and validated numerically.
In this study, a multi-agent coordination problem with steady-state regulation constraints is investigated for a class of non-linear systems. Unlike the existing leader-following coordination formulations, a reference...
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In this study, a multi-agent coordination problem with steady-state regulation constraints is investigated for a class of non-linear systems. Unlike the existing leader-following coordination formulations, a reference signal is not given by a dynamic autonomous leader but determined as the optimal solution of a distributed optimisation problem. Furthermore, the authors consider a global constraint having noisy data observations for the optimisation problem, which implies that the reference signal is not trivially available with the existing optimisation algorithms. To handle these challenges, the authors present a passivity-based analysis and design approach by using only local objective function, local data observation and exchanged information from their neighbours. The proposed distributed algorithms are shown to achieve the optimal steady-state regulation by rejecting the unknown observation disturbances for passive non-linear agents, which are persuasive in various practical problems. Applications and simulation examples are then given to verify the effectiveness of the proposed design.
The automatic preservation of the indoor air quality (IAQ) is an important task of the intelligent building design in order to ensure the health and safety of the occupants. The IAQ, however, is often compromised by v...
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The automatic preservation of the indoor air quality (IAQ) is an important task of the intelligent building design in order to ensure the health and safety of the occupants. The IAQ, however, is often compromised by various airborne contaminants that penetrate the indoor environment as a result of accidents or planned attacks. In this paper, we provide the detailed analysis, implementation, and evaluation of a distributed methodology for detecting and isolating multiple contaminant events in large- scale buildings. Specifically, we consider the building as a collection of interconnected subsystems, and we design a contaminant event monitoring software agent for each subsystem. Each monitoring agent aims to detect the contaminant and isolate the zone where the contaminant source is located, while it is allowed to exchange information with its neighboring agents. For configuring the subsystems, we implement both exact and heuristic partitioning solutions. A main contribution of this paper is the investigation of the impact of the partitioning solution on the performance of the distributed contaminant detection and isolation (CDI) scheme with respect to the detectability and isolability of the contaminant sources. The performance of the proposed distributed CDI methodology is demonstrated using the models of real building case studies created on CONTAM.(1)
Smart Energy Management System (SEMS) as the mastermind of microgrid is a robust software to manage both demands and generation units. Moreover, SEMS sets optimal regulations between different energy resources. A cent...
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Smart Energy Management System (SEMS) as the mastermind of microgrid is a robust software to manage both demands and generation units. Moreover, SEMS sets optimal regulations between different energy resources. A centralized solution for MG energy management system requires high computational capabilities due to a nonlinear and discrete nature of the problem. In this paper, a distributed energy management system called Alternating Direction Method of the multiplier (ADMM) has been proposed in order to jointly schedule the central controller as well as local controllers. The algorithm considers optimal power flow equations within the distributed energy management problem. The proposed distributed algorithm has been investigated on a typical MG and the efficiency of the algorithm has been evidenced through case studies. Our findings show that the proposed method decrease the operational cost of MG.
A centralized forecasting method is difficult to accurately follow load variation and weather diversity throughout the region in a bulk power system that covers a large geographical area. A distributed load forecastin...
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A centralized forecasting method is difficult to accurately follow load variation and weather diversity throughout the region in a bulk power system that covers a large geographical area. A distributed load forecasting method based on local weather information is proposed in this paper. First, the bulk power system is partitioned into some subnets based on local weather information. Second, separate forecasting models are established for subnets. These models are selected from load forecasting model base, which includes neural network, autoregressive integrated moving average model, autoregressive and moving average, gray model, and so on. Cosine distance is used to evaluate the similarity between vectors of influencing factors, so that representative samples can be selected from large data sets as training set for local load forecasting models. Finally, a system load forecasting model is developed to aggregate local load forecasts. Case study shows the advantages of the proposed method in a bulk power system.
Improving safety and convenience is always the top priority in designing today's intelligent transportation system. In this paper, we study the problem of how to manage vehicle traffic at intersections by jointly ...
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Improving safety and convenience is always the top priority in designing today's intelligent transportation system. In this paper, we study the problem of how to manage vehicle traffic at intersections by jointly considering safety, driver's comfort, and efficiency, in vehicular ad hoc networks. We propose a distributed intersection management protocol (DIMP), which distributedly coordinates vehicle traffic from different directions by making vehicles exchange critical driving information and adaptively react based on the information. DIMP dynamically guides vehicles to adjust their speed in a way such that both safety and driver's comfort are satisfied. By following DIMP, vehicles can pass the intersections safely and efficiently at a comfortable speed during acceleration/deceleration. We extensively evaluate DIMP, and the evaluation results show that DIMP is both effective and efficient in managing vehicle traffic at intersections.
This paper considers the problem of solving a symmetric positive definite system of linear equations over a network of agents with arbitrary asynchronous interactions and membership dynamics. The latter implies that e...
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This paper considers the problem of solving a symmetric positive definite system of linear equations over a network of agents with arbitrary asynchronous interactions and membership dynamics. The latter implies that each agent is allowed to join and leave the network at any time, for infinitely many times, and lose all its memory upon leaving. We develop Subset Equalizing (SE), a distributed asynchronous algorithm for solving such a problem. To design and analyze SE, we introduce a novel time-varying Lyapunov-like function, defined on a state space with changing dimension, and a generalized concept of network connectivity, capable of handling such interactions and membership dynamics. Based on them, we establish the boundedness, asymptotic convergence, and exponential convergence of SE, along with a bound on its convergence rate. Finally, through extensive simulation, we show that SE is effective in a volatile agent network and that a special case of SE, termed Groupwise Equalizing, is significantly more bandwidth/energy efficient than two existing algorithms in multi-hop wireless networks.
This paper proposes an event-triggered model predictive control (MPC) scheme for the formation control of multiple unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). A distributed MPC framework is designed in which each UAV only shares...
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This paper proposes an event-triggered model predictive control (MPC) scheme for the formation control of multiple unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). A distributed MPC framework is designed in which each UAV only shares the information with its neighbors, and the obtained local finite-horizon optimal control problem (FHOCP) can be solved by a swarm intelligent optimization algorithm. An event-triggered mechanism is proposed to reduce the computational burden for the distributed MPC scheme, which takes into consideration the predictive state errors as well as the convergence of cost function. Furthermore, a safedistance-based strategy for no-fly zone avoidance is developed and integrated into the local cost function for each FHOCP. Numerical simulations show that the proposed event-triggered distributed MPC is more computationally efficient to achieve formation control of multiple UAVs in comparison with the traditional distributed MPC method.
We consider how iterative strategies for asymptotic average consensus in directed graphs (digraphs) can be adapted so that the nodes can determine, in a distributed fashion, a stopping criterion that allows them to te...
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We consider how iterative strategies for asymptotic average consensus in directed graphs (digraphs) can be adapted so that the nodes can determine, in a distributed fashion, a stopping criterion that allows them to terminate the execution of the iteration when approximate average consensus has been reached. The nodes are said to have reached approximate average consensus when each of them has a value that is close (in a way that we precisely define) to the desirable average. In a digraph, the absence of bidirectional communication links makes this task particularly challenging, due to the presence of asymmetric information (for a pair of nodes, only one of them may be aware of a discrepancy and may have no direct way of informing the other). The proposed algorithms can be used to cap the number of transmissions that are required in order to reach (approximate) average consensus, and we provide simulation studies that analyze performance with respect to this metric, and provide comparisons against existing work.
A distributed algorithm is described for finding a common fixed point of a family of m > 1 nonlinear maps M-i : R-n -> R-n assuming that each map is a paracontraction and that at least one such common fixed poin...
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A distributed algorithm is described for finding a common fixed point of a family of m > 1 nonlinear maps M-i : R-n -> R-n assuming that each map is a paracontraction and that at least one such common fixed point exists. The common fixed point is simultaneously computed by m agents assuming each agent i knows only M-i , the current estimates of the fixed point generated by its neighbors, and nothing more. Each agent recursively updates its estimate of a fixed point by utilizing the current estimates generated by each of its neighbors. Neighbor relations are characterized by a time-varying directed graph N(t). It is shown under suitably general conditions on N(t), that the algorithm causes all agent estimates to converge to the same common fixed point of the m nonlinear maps.
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