Adaptive distributed observer for an uncertain leader over acyclic switching digraphs

Abstract

AbstractThe existing results on the adaptive distributed observer for an uncertain leader system are restricted to connected static networks. In this article, we extend the existing results to acyclic every‐time connected switching networks. As an application of the adaptive distributed observer, we solve the leader‐following attitude consensus problem of multiple rigid body systems with an uncertain leader system over an acyclic every‐time connected switching network. A numerical example is provided to illustrate our design.