CRC Press Multi-Agent Systems: Platoon Control Book

Explore advanced research in automation and control engineering with Multi-Agent Systems: Platoon Control and Non-Fragile Quantized Consensus. Published by CRC Press, this monograph provides a technical deep dive into designing platoon control and non-fragile quantized consensus for multi-agent systems. A central focus of this work is the proposal of distributed adaptive sliding mode control (SMC) algorithms. These algorithms are designed to ensure strong string stability by utilizing a modified constant time headway (MCTH) policy. Unlike much of the existing literature, which relies on the unrealistic assumption that initial spacing, velocity, and acceleration errors are zero, this book uses the MCTH policy to address real-world complexities. This text is a valuable resource for researchers and engineers working within the fields of computer science, AI, and machine learning. It offers a rigorous investigation into the mechanics of multi-agent coordination, providing new perspectives on stability and control policies in complex automated environments.