Distributed output tracking control of heterogeneous linear agents

Abstract

This paper considers distributed output tracking control of a leader. If the state of each system is measurable, distributed state feedback controllers are proposed such that the output of each system asymptotically converges to the output of the leader with the aid of the internal model principle. If the state of each system is not measurable, distributed output feedback controllers are proposed with the aid of state estimation such that the output of each system asymptotically converges to the output of the leader. Simulation study validates the proposed results.