Time-constrained leader-follower multi-agent task scheduling and control synthesis
2022 (English)In: IEEE Transactions on Control of Network Systems, E-ISSN 2325-5870, Vol. 9, no 1, p. 367-379Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
This paper addresses the problem of time-constrained leader-follower multi-agent task scheduling and control synthesis. The leader-follower multi-agent system is subject to a set of dynamically activated tasks, each of which is associated with a relative deadline and can be completed at different Quality-of-Satisfaction levels. By taking into account the reward and cost of satisfying these tasks, a novel scheduling problem is formulated and a dynamic scheduling strategy is proposed. Based on the dynamic plan, distributed control laws are designed accordingly for the leader and follower agents. Under the condition that the information of the target regions are available only to the leader agents, it is shown that the proposed control laws guarantee the satisfaction of each task at its desired Quality-of-Satisfaction level. A simulation example is given to verify the theoretical results.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) , 2022. Vol. 9, no 1, p. 367-379
Keywords [en]
control synthesis, Dynamic scheduling, dynamic task scheduling, Heuristic algorithms, Iris, Job shop scheduling, Multi-agent systems, Quality of service, Quality-of-Satisfaction, Task analysis, time constraints, Time factors, Control theory, Distributed parameter control systems, Multi agent systems, Multitasking, Scheduling, Distributed control law, Leader-follower, Relative deadlines, Scheduling problem, Simulation example, Target regions, Task-scheduling, Quality control
National Category
Control Engineering
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-311208DOI: 10.1109/TCNS.2021.3106452ISI: 000802014900033Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85113307310OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-311208DiVA, id: diva2:1653199
Note
QC 20220610
2022-04-212022-04-212022-06-25Bibliographically approved