Abstract
This paper concentrates on the finite-time consensus problem faced by nonlinear multi-agent systems (MASs) via impulsive time window theory with a two-stage control (TSC) strategy. The TSC strategy divides the whole control period into two parts: a variable impulsive control stage and a finite-time consensus control stage. Different from general single-stage control, TSC can dynamically adjust the time periods of impulsive control and finite-time control according to practical application requirements. Variable impulsive control is also discussed in this paper. Compared with the sampling based on traditional fixed impulsive theory, impulsive sampling in the TSC strategy occurs randomly within an impulsive time window and provides much more flexibility. In addition, a switching topology scheme is introduced in this paper to strengthen the stability of MASs. Finally, two numerical simulation examples (one leaderless case and one leader-following case) are used for the theoretical analysis.
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