Topological Analysis and Control Design for Heterogeneous Multi-agent Systems

多智能体系统指的是一组自主智能体，用于实现某些集体行为，如飞行编队和微型机器人同步。该项目的目标是：研究生物系统中的网络拓扑，了解其对人造多智能体系统控制的适用性；并开发一种新的控制异质多智能体系统的理论框架和设计方法。预期成果包括：理解和应用生物启发的多智能体系统网络拓扑结构；异质多智能体系统的新控制设计方法；以及多智能体控制在集体机器人和智能电网中的新应用。

A multi-agent system refers to a cooperative group of autonomous agents for achieving certain collective behaviour such as flight formation and micro-robot synchronisation. The project aims to: study network topologies in biological systems and understand their applicability to the control of man-made multi-agent systems; and, develop a new theoretical framework and design methodology for control of heterogeneous multi-agent systems. The expected outcomes include: understanding and application of biologically inspired network topologies for multi-agent systems; new control design methodology for heterogeneous multi-agent systems; and, new applications of multi-agent control in collective robotics and smart electricity grid.