Output synchronization of passive agents over stochastically switching networks
Kiyotsugu Takaba · Proceedings of the ISCIE International Symposium on Stochastic Systems Theory and its Applications · 2013
In this paper, we consider output synchronization of nonlinear agents over switching networks. Communication between the agents is constrained by a switching network. Under the assumption that such a network is identically independently distributed stochastic process, we derive a sufficient condition on feedback controller gains for achieving the output synchronization. In deriving the synchronization condition, the passivity of individual agents plays an important role. A numerical example is included to verify the synchronization condition presented in this paper.