Recent Research in Cooperative Control of Multi-Vehicle Systems

Richard M. Murray
Submitted, ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control
Special issue on the "Analysis and Control of Multi Agent Dynamic Systems"

Abstract

This paper presents a survey of recent research in cooperative control of multi-vehicle systems, using a common mathematical framework to allow different methods to be compared to each other. The survey has three primary parts: an overview of current applications of cooperative control, an summary of some of the key technical approaches that have been explored, and a description of some possible future directions for research. The articles that are used as a basis for this survey have been chosen in part based on their citation frequency and hence represent some of the seminal papers in the field.