Consensus in Networks of Nonidentical Euler-Lagrange Systems Using P plus d Controllers

This paper presents a proportional plus damping controller that can asymptotically drive a network composed of N nonidentical Euler-Lagrange (EL) systems toward a consensus point. The agents can be fully actuated or can belong to a class of underactuated EL-systems. The network is modeled as a weighted and undirected static interconnection graph that can exhibit asymmetric variable time delays. Simulations, using a network with ten EL-systems, are reported to support the theoretical contributions of this study.