Distributed control of heterogeneous linear multi-agent systems by intermittent event-triggered control

In this paper, the leader-following output consensus problem of heterogeneous linear systems(MASs) is addressed. A distributed intermittent event-triggered protocol is designed, where the information interaction among agents only occurs under a local triggering condition within some certain time intervals. As a result, it saves the energy for communication and reduces the number of control updates. In aid of the Lyapunov functional method, some sufficient conditions are derived to achieve the leader-following consensus and the result is further extended to the formation control problem. Finally, numerical examples are provided to demonstrate the effectiveness of the theoretical results.