{"id":"https://openalex.org/W3195175891","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1109/tcsii.2021.3106694","title":"Cloud-Based Time-Varying Formation Predictive Control of Multi-Agent Systems With Random Communication Constraints and Quantized Signals","display_name":"Cloud-Based Time-Varying Formation Predictive Control of Multi-Agent Systems With Random Communication Constraints and Quantized Signals","publication_year":2021,"publication_date":"2021-08-23","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W3195175891","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1109/tcsii.2021.3106694","mag":"3195175891"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1109/tcsii.2021.3106694","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1109/tcsii.2021.3106694","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S93916849","display_name":"IEEE Transactions on Circuits & Systems II Express Briefs","issn_l":"1549-7747","issn":["1549-7747","1558-3791"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310319808","host_organization_name":"Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310319808"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs","raw_type":"journal-article"},"type":"article","indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":false,"oa_status":"closed","oa_url":null,"any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5000151104","display_name":"Zhong\u2010Hua Pang","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4490-6213"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I1456306","display_name":"North China University of Technology","ror":"https://ror.org/01nky7652","country_code":"CN","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I1456306"]}],"countries":["CN"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Zhong-Hua Pang","raw_affiliation_strings":["Key Laboratory of Fieldbus Technology and Automation of Beijing, North China University of Technology, Beijing, China"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4490-6213","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Key Laboratory of Fieldbus Technology and Automation of Beijing, North China University of Technology, Beijing, China","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I1456306"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5050476654","display_name":"Changbing Zheng","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0009-0009-4209-6665"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I1456306","display_name":"North China University of Technology","ror":"https://ror.org/01nky7652","country_code":"CN","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I1456306"]}],"countries":["CN"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Chang-Bing Zheng","raw_affiliation_strings":["Key Laboratory of Fieldbus Technology and Automation of Beijing, North China University of Technology, Beijing, China"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Key Laboratory of Fieldbus Technology and Automation of Beijing, North China University of Technology, Beijing, China","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I1456306"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5100783779","display_name":"Chao Li","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0391-9162"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I1456306","display_name":"North China University of Technology","ror":"https://ror.org/01nky7652","country_code":"CN","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I1456306"]}],"countries":["CN"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Chao Li","raw_affiliation_strings":["Key Laboratory of Fieldbus Technology and Automation of Beijing, North China University of Technology, Beijing, China"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0391-9162","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Key Laboratory of Fieldbus Technology and Automation of Beijing, North China University of Technology, Beijing, China","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I1456306"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5100320478","display_name":"Shuai Liu","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0699-2296"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I37461747","display_name":"Wuhan University","ror":"https://ror.org/033vjfk17","country_code":"CN","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I37461747"]}],"countries":["CN"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Guo-Ping Liu","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Artificial Intelligence and Automation, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0699-2296","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Artificial Intelligence and Automation, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I37461747"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5083874423","display_name":"Qing\u2010Long Han","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7207-0716"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I57093077","display_name":"Swinburne University of Technology","ror":"https://ror.org/031rekg67","country_code":"AU","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I57093077"]}],"countries":["AU"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Qing-Long Han","raw_affiliation_strings":["School of Software and Electrical Engineering, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, VIC, Australia"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7207-0716","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"School of Software and Electrical Engineering, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, VIC, Australia","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I57093077"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":2,"institutions_distinct_count":3,"corresponding_author_ids":[],"corresponding_institution_ids":[],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":12.6094,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":96,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.99070086,"is_in_top_1_percent":true,"is_in_top_10_percent":true},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":93,"max":100},"biblio":{"volume":"69","issue":"3","first_page":"1282","last_page":"1286"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10249","display_name":"Distributed Control Multi-Agent Systems","score":1.0,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1705","display_name":"Computer Networks and Communications"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10249","display_name":"Distributed Control Multi-Agent Systems","score":1.0,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1705","display_name":"Computer Networks and Communications"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10080","display_name":"Energy Efficient Wireless Sensor Networks","score":0.9948999881744385,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1705","display_name":"Computer Networks and Communications"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10791","display_name":"Advanced Control Systems Optimization","score":0.9944000244140625,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2207","display_name":"Control and Systems Engineering"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/control-theory","display_name":"Control theory (sociology)","score":0.7161099910736084},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/quantization","display_name":"Quantization (signal processing)","score":0.7142215967178345},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/model-predictive-control","display_name":"Model predictive control","score":0.698747992515564},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/network-packet","display_name":"Network packet","score":0.6545957326889038},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-science","display_name":"Computer science","score":0.5978555083274841},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/actuator","display_name":"Actuator","score":0.5420445203781128},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/discrete-time-and-continuous-time","display_name":"Discrete time and continuous time","score":0.5177387595176697},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/controller","display_name":"Controller (irrigation)","score":0.4882552921772003},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/stability","display_name":"Stability (learning theory)","score":0.48088338971138},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/multi-agent-system","display_name":"Multi-agent system","score":0.4420730769634247},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/control-system","display_name":"Control system","score":0.4139194190502167},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/cloud-computing","display_name":"Cloud computing","score":0.41179054975509644},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/control","display_name":"Control (management)","score":0.30422836542129517},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/mathematics","display_name":"Mathematics","score":0.1877085566520691},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/algorithm","display_name":"Algorithm","score":0.1823110580444336},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/engineering","display_name":"Engineering","score":0.17921626567840576},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/artificial-intelligence","display_name":"Artificial intelligence","score":0.11529290676116943}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C47446073","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5165890","display_name":"Control theory (sociology)","level":3,"score":0.7161099910736084},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C28855332","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q198099","display_name":"Quantization (signal processing)","level":2,"score":0.7142215967178345},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C172205157","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1782962","display_name":"Model predictive control","level":3,"score":0.698747992515564},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C158379750","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q214111","display_name":"Network packet","level":2,"score":0.6545957326889038},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.5978555083274841},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C172707124","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q423488","display_name":"Actuator","level":2,"score":0.5420445203781128},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C55689738","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15963867","display_name":"Discrete time and continuous time","level":2,"score":0.5177387595176697},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C203479927","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5165939","display_name":"Controller (irrigation)","level":2,"score":0.4882552921772003},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C112972136","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7595718","display_name":"Stability (learning theory)","level":2,"score":0.48088338971138},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41550386","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q529909","display_name":"Multi-agent system","level":2,"score":0.4420730769634247},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C17500928","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q959968","display_name":"Control system","level":2,"score":0.4139194190502167},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C79974875","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q483639","display_name":"Cloud computing","level":2,"score":0.41179054975509644},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2775924081","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55608371","display_name":"Control (management)","level":2,"score":0.30422836542129517},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C33923547","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q395","display_name":"Mathematics","level":0,"score":0.1877085566520691},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C11413529","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8366","display_name":"Algorithm","level":1,"score":0.1823110580444336},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C127413603","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11023","display_name":"Engineering","level":0,"score":0.17921626567840576},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C154945302","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11660","display_name":"Artificial intelligence","level":1,"score":0.11529290676116943},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C119857082","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2539","display_name":"Machine learning","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C111919701","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9135","display_name":"Operating system","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C105795698","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12483","display_name":"Statistics","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C119599485","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q43035","display_name":"Electrical engineering","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C6557445","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q173113","display_name":"Agronomy","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C31258907","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1301371","display_name":"Computer network","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C86803240","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q420","display_name":"Biology","level":0,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":1,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1109/tcsii.2021.3106694","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1109/tcsii.2021.3106694","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S93916849","display_name":"IEEE Transactions on Circuits & Systems II Express Briefs","issn_l":"1549-7747","issn":["1549-7747","1558-3791"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310319808","host_organization_name":"Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310319808"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs","raw_type":"journal-article"}],"best_oa_location":null,"sustainable_development_goals":[],"awards":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/G4267268459","display_name":null,"funder_award_id":"62173255","funder_id":"https://openalex.org/F4320321001","funder_display_name":"National Natural Science Foundation of China"},{"id":"https://openalex.org/G7926332469","display_name":null,"funder_award_id":"62173002","funder_id":"https://openalex.org/F4320321001","funder_display_name":"National Natural Science Foundation of China"}],"funders":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/F4320321001","display_name":"National Natural Science Foundation of China","ror":"https://ror.org/01h0zpd94"}],"has_content":{"grobid_xml":false,"pdf":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":23,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W2004511412","https://openalex.org/W2015008374","https://openalex.org/W2066777267","https://openalex.org/W2273824400","https://openalex.org/W2573736450","https://openalex.org/W2590210788","https://openalex.org/W2768779900","https://openalex.org/W2806908004","https://openalex.org/W2906236597","https://openalex.org/W2908811855","https://openalex.org/W2918419195","https://openalex.org/W2948452254","https://openalex.org/W2963737513","https://openalex.org/W3000279018","https://openalex.org/W3000949301","https://openalex.org/W3003530567","https://openalex.org/W3022305970","https://openalex.org/W3033622326","https://openalex.org/W3034697130","https://openalex.org/W3035925006","https://openalex.org/W3083824892","https://openalex.org/W3088277896","https://openalex.org/W3190344518"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W1990079087","https://openalex.org/W3202234113","https://openalex.org/W2101188133","https://openalex.org/W4248731570","https://openalex.org/W2381210024","https://openalex.org/W2060165215","https://openalex.org/W2384015130","https://openalex.org/W4285595274","https://openalex.org/W81137451","https://openalex.org/W2094121346"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"This":[0],"brief":[1],"is":[2,44,60,85,88],"concerned":[3],"with":[4,40],"the":[5,25,71,78,81,103,106],"time-varying":[6,35,58,73],"formation":[7,36,59,74],"problem":[8],"for":[9,49],"second-order":[10],"networked":[11],"multi-agent":[12],"systems,":[13],"which":[14,87],"are":[15,99],"subject":[16],"to":[17,46,69,101],"random":[18,51,91],"communication":[19,52,92],"delays":[20],"and":[21,27,62,66,94],"packet":[22],"dropouts":[23],"in":[24],"sensor-to-controller":[26],"controller-to-actuator":[28],"channels":[29],"of":[30,56,80,90,105],"each":[31],"agent.":[32],"A":[33,54],"cloud-based":[34],"predictive":[37],"control":[38,41],"method":[39],"input":[42],"quantization":[43,95],"proposed":[45,107],"actively":[47],"compensate":[48],"those":[50],"constraints.":[53],"definition":[55],"quantized":[57,72],"given,":[61],"then":[63],"a":[64],"necessary":[65],"sufficient":[67],"condition":[68],"achieve":[70],"as":[75,77],"well":[76],"stability":[79],"resulting":[82],"closed-loop":[83],"system":[84],"obtained,":[86],"independent":[89],"constraints":[93],"errors.":[96],"Simulation":[97],"results":[98],"provided":[100],"verify":[102],"effectiveness":[104],"method.":[108]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2026,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2025,"cited_by_count":12},{"year":2024,"cited_by_count":15},{"year":2023,"cited_by_count":30},{"year":2022,"cited_by_count":36},{"year":2021,"cited_by_count":2}],"updated_date":"2025-11-06T03:46:38.306776","created_date":"2025-10-10T00:00:00"}