This paper presents a distributed formation control for multirobot dynamic systems with external disturbances and system uncertainties. First from the Lagrangian analysis, the dynamic model of a wheeled mobile robot can be derived. Then, the robust distributed formation controller is proposed based on sliding-mode control, consensus algorithm, and graph theory. In this study, the robust stability of the closed-loop system is guaranteed by the Lyapunov stability theorem. From the simulation results, the proposed approach provides better formation responses compared to consensus algorithm.

Issue Section:
Research Papers
Keywords:
Distributed parameter systems , Nonlinear systems, Control
Topics:
Control equipment, Design, Dynamic models, Dynamic systems, Mobile robots, Robots, Simulation results, Stability, Uncertainty, Errors, Theorems (Mathematics)

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