Abstract
Model Predictive control (MPC) is becoming increasingly popular in addressing the consensus problem of multi-agent systems (MAS) due to its ability to manage constraints in a multivariable control framework and to perform online optimization. However, in order to achieve the desired closed loop performance, longer prediction and control horizons are essential for conventional MPC. This increases the computational complexity and causes the numerical instability of the optimization problem. This concern is addressed in this article by introducing an exponential-data-weighted Laguerre-based control design that minimises computational burden, improves numerical conditioning, and provides a specified degree of closed loop stability of the MAS. The proposed design which incorporates an embedded integrator model, rejects constant disturbances, avoiding the need for a separate disturbance model. Furthermore, periodic time-triggered control (PTTC) is incorporated with the consensus algorithm, enabling a relaxation in the over-usage of resources. An explicit formula for computing the upper bound of triggering interval is also derived. The proposed algorithm outperforms current methods in terms of numerical conditioning, stability margins, and rejection of deterministic disturbances. Validation of the proposed strategy is performed through simulation of dynamic consensus on a cluster of grounded vehicles.
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