Aggregation, Foraging, and Formation Control of Swarms with Non-Holonomic Agents Using Potential Functions and Sliding Mode Techniques

Authors : Veysel GAZİ, Barış FİDAN, Y Sinan Hanay AND

Pages : 149-168

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Publication Date : 0000-00-00

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :In this article we consider the aggregation, foraging, and formation control of swarms whose agents are moving in 2-dimensions with non-holonomic unicycle agent dynamics. We approach these problems using artificial potentials and sliding mode control. The main contribution is extension of the recent results insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(mainly for aggregation); in the literature based on a similar approach for simple integrator agent dynamics models to a significantly more realistic and more difficult setting with non-holonomic unicycle agent dynamics models. In particular, we design continuous-time control schemes via a constructive analysis based on artificial potential functions and sliding mode control techniques. The effectiveness of the proposed designs are demonstrated analytically as well as via a set of simulation results.
Keywords : Turk J Elec Eng Comp Sci, 15, 2007, 149 168 Turk J Elec Eng Comp Sci, vol 15, iss 2