{"id":"https://openalex.org/W4409723710","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1109/tcyb.2025.3559572","title":"Fixed-Time Distributed Average Tracking for a Class of Nonlinear Multiagent Systems With Unity Relative Degree","display_name":"Fixed-Time Distributed Average Tracking for a Class of Nonlinear Multiagent Systems With Unity Relative Degree","publication_year":2025,"publication_date":"2025-04-23","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W4409723710","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1109/tcyb.2025.3559572","pmid":"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40266862"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1109/tcyb.2025.3559572","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1109/tcyb.2025.3559572","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4210191041","display_name":"IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics","issn_l":"2168-2267","issn":["2168-2267","2168-2275"],"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 Cybernetics","raw_type":"journal-article"},"type":"article","indexed_in":["crossref","pubmed"],"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/A5011446060","display_name":"Qingpeng Liang","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3953-5593"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4800084","display_name":"Southwest Jiaotong University","ror":"https://ror.org/00hn7w693","country_code":"CN","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4800084"]}],"countries":["CN"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Qingpeng Liang","raw_affiliation_strings":["School of Information Science and Technology, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3953-5593","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"School of Information Science and Technology, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4800084"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5032642266","display_name":"Deqing Huang","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8185-9030"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4800084","display_name":"Southwest Jiaotong University","ror":"https://ror.org/00hn7w693","country_code":"CN","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4800084"]}],"countries":["CN"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Deqing Huang","raw_affiliation_strings":["School of Electrical Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8185-9030","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"School of Electrical Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4800084"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5064304208","display_name":"Lei Ma","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0906-3978"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4800084","display_name":"Southwest Jiaotong University","ror":"https://ror.org/00hn7w693","country_code":"CN","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4800084"]}],"countries":["CN"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Lei Ma","raw_affiliation_strings":["School of Electrical Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0906-3978","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"School of Electrical Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4800084"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5022155749","display_name":"Jiangping Hu","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7559-8604"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I150229711","display_name":"University of Electronic Science and Technology of China","ror":"https://ror.org/04qr3zq92","country_code":"CN","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I150229711"]}],"countries":["CN"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Jiangping Hu","raw_affiliation_strings":["School of Automation Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7559-8604","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"School of Automation Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I150229711"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5111343439","display_name":"Linying Xiang","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0009-0004-2146-7993"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I198091727","display_name":"Tiangong University","ror":"https://ror.org/00xsr9m91","country_code":"CN","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I198091727"]}],"countries":["CN"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Linying Xiang","raw_affiliation_strings":["School of Artificial Intelligence, Tiangong University, Tianjin, China"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0009-0004-2146-7993","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"School of Artificial Intelligence, Tiangong University, Tianjin, China","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I198091727"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5063769281","display_name":"Yanzhi Wu","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2707-0079"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4800084","display_name":"Southwest Jiaotong University","ror":"https://ror.org/00hn7w693","country_code":"CN","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4800084"]}],"countries":["CN"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Yanzhi Wu","raw_affiliation_strings":["School of Electrical Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2707-0079","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"School of Electrical Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4800084"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":6,"corresponding_author_ids":[],"corresponding_institution_ids":[],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":1.8084,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":2,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.84182489,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":false},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":91,"max":98},"biblio":{"volume":"55","issue":"6","first_page":"2742","last_page":"2753"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10040","display_name":"Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems","score":0.9399999976158142,"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"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10040","display_name":"Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems","score":0.9399999976158142,"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"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10791","display_name":"Advanced Control Systems Optimization","score":0.9372000098228455,"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"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10046","display_name":"Stability and Control of Uncertain Systems","score":0.9368000030517578,"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/degree","display_name":"Degree (music)","score":0.8058872818946838},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/class","display_name":"Class (philosophy)","score":0.6669318079948425},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/nonlinear-system","display_name":"Nonlinear system","score":0.6509332656860352},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/tracking","display_name":"Tracking (education)","score":0.5319346189498901},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/multi-agent-system","display_name":"Multi-agent system","score":0.4840197265148163},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-science","display_name":"Computer science","score":0.45086154341697693},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/mathematics","display_name":"Mathematics","score":0.44126948714256287},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/control-theory","display_name":"Control theory (sociology)","score":0.4050742983818054},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/artificial-intelligence","display_name":"Artificial intelligence","score":0.20207282900810242},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/physics","display_name":"Physics","score":0.15077164769172668},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/control","display_name":"Control (management)","score":0.07232284545898438},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/psychology","display_name":"Psychology","score":0.04677116870880127}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2775997480","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q586277","display_name":"Degree (music)","level":2,"score":0.8058872818946838},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2777212361","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5127848","display_name":"Class (philosophy)","level":2,"score":0.6669318079948425},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C158622935","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q660848","display_name":"Nonlinear system","level":2,"score":0.6509332656860352},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2775936607","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q466845","display_name":"Tracking (education)","level":2,"score":0.5319346189498901},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41550386","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q529909","display_name":"Multi-agent system","level":2,"score":0.4840197265148163},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.45086154341697693},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C33923547","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q395","display_name":"Mathematics","level":0,"score":0.44126948714256287},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C47446073","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5165890","display_name":"Control theory (sociology)","level":3,"score":0.4050742983818054},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C154945302","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11660","display_name":"Artificial intelligence","level":1,"score":0.20207282900810242},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C121332964","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q413","display_name":"Physics","level":0,"score":0.15077164769172668},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2775924081","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55608371","display_name":"Control (management)","level":2,"score":0.07232284545898438},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C15744967","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9418","display_name":"Psychology","level":0,"score":0.04677116870880127},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C24890656","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82811","display_name":"Acoustics","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C19417346","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7922","display_name":"Pedagogy","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C62520636","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q944","display_name":"Quantum mechanics","level":1,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":2,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1109/tcyb.2025.3559572","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1109/tcyb.2025.3559572","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4210191041","display_name":"IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics","issn_l":"2168-2267","issn":["2168-2267","2168-2275"],"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 Cybernetics","raw_type":"journal-article"},{"id":"pmid:40266862","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40266862","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4306525036","display_name":"PubMed","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/I1299303238","host_organization_name":"National Institutes of Health","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/I1299303238"],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"IEEE transactions on cybernetics","raw_type":null}],"best_oa_location":null,"sustainable_development_goals":[],"awards":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/G2293099313","display_name":null,"funder_award_id":"2024NSFSC0512","funder_id":"https://openalex.org/F4320329861","funder_display_name":"Natural Science Foundation of Sichuan Province"},{"id":"https://openalex.org/G2414844346","display_name":null,"funder_award_id":"2682025ZTPY026","funder_id":"https://openalex.org/F4320335787","funder_display_name":"Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities"},{"id":"https://openalex.org/G3368579435","display_name":null,"funder_award_id":"62103341","funder_id":"https://openalex.org/F4320321001","funder_display_name":"National Natural Science Foundation of China"},{"id":"https://openalex.org/G5922504430","display_name":null,"funder_award_id":"62301457","funder_id":"https://openalex.org/F4320321001","funder_display_name":"National Natural Science Foundation of China"},{"id":"https://openalex.org/G7199104119","display_name":null,"funder_award_id":"62473322","funder_id":"https://openalex.org/F4320321001","funder_display_name":"National Natural Science Foundation of China"},{"id":"https://openalex.org/G8292188297","display_name":null,"funder_award_id":"2682025ZTPY024","funder_id":"https://openalex.org/F4320335787","funder_display_name":"Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities"}],"funders":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/F4320321001","display_name":"National Natural Science Foundation of China","ror":"https://ror.org/01h0zpd94"},{"id":"https://openalex.org/F4320329861","display_name":"Natural Science Foundation of Sichuan Province","ror":null},{"id":"https://openalex.org/F4320335787","display_name":"Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities","ror":null}],"has_content":{"pdf":false,"grobid_xml":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":44,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W2015113370","https://openalex.org/W2045945087","https://openalex.org/W2068657768","https://openalex.org/W2077906597","https://openalex.org/W2082329867","https://openalex.org/W2087294354","https://openalex.org/W2092991598","https://openalex.org/W2122144603","https://openalex.org/W2143685446","https://openalex.org/W2344745807","https://openalex.org/W2586541921","https://openalex.org/W2742329665","https://openalex.org/W2801067643","https://openalex.org/W2804127519","https://openalex.org/W2898893910","https://openalex.org/W2939748662","https://openalex.org/W2998408620","https://openalex.org/W3000622878","https://openalex.org/W3010829930","https://openalex.org/W3095331011","https://openalex.org/W3114454893","https://openalex.org/W3138964698","https://openalex.org/W3139237878","https://openalex.org/W3141371563","https://openalex.org/W3165496093","https://openalex.org/W3202255418","https://openalex.org/W4213367573","https://openalex.org/W4223523613","https://openalex.org/W4323345824","https://openalex.org/W4362683537","https://openalex.org/W4367048038","https://openalex.org/W4380303561","https://openalex.org/W4386736712","https://openalex.org/W4387952011","https://openalex.org/W4390075398","https://openalex.org/W4391407044","https://openalex.org/W4405906670","https://openalex.org/W4406890819","https://openalex.org/W4407361580","https://openalex.org/W4407827554","https://openalex.org/W4408324102","https://openalex.org/W4408520472","https://openalex.org/W4408564584","https://openalex.org/W4408709812"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W2399035783","https://openalex.org/W3161230432","https://openalex.org/W4367190712","https://openalex.org/W2168900540","https://openalex.org/W1487201914","https://openalex.org/W2084086966","https://openalex.org/W4301429470","https://openalex.org/W280458463","https://openalex.org/W1170131723","https://openalex.org/W2125310826"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"This":[0],"article":[1],"investigates":[2],"the":[3,36,43,65,78,96,119,127,132,139],"fixed-time":[4,29,124,133],"distributed":[5,22,72],"average":[6,44],"tracking":[7],"(DAT)":[8],"problem":[9],"for":[10],"nonlinear":[11,47],"multiagent":[12],"systems":[13],"with":[14],"unity":[15],"relative":[16],"degree":[17],"under":[18],"external":[19],"disturbances.":[20],"A":[21],"control":[23,121],"framework":[24],"is":[25,40,61,74,92,116,142],"developed":[26,93],"to":[27,35,63,76,94,102,126],"guarantee":[28,95],"convergence":[30,97,125],"of":[31,45,53,98,138],"all":[32],"agents'":[33],"outputs":[34],"target":[37,79,128],"trajectory,":[38,129],"which":[39],"defined":[41],"as":[42],"multiple":[46],"reference":[48,105],"signals.":[49],"The":[50,136],"approach":[51],"consists":[52],"three":[54],"main":[55],"components.":[56],"First,":[57],"a":[58,71,108],"steady-state":[59],"generator":[60],"introduced":[62],"reconstruct":[64],"desired":[66],"trajectory.":[67],"Using":[68],"this":[69],"generator,":[70],"observer":[73],"designed":[75],"estimate":[77],"trajectory":[80],"while":[81],"ensuring":[82],"robustness":[83],"against":[84],"initialization":[85],"errors.":[86],"Subsequently,":[87],"an":[88],"observer-based":[89],"output-feedback":[90],"controller":[91],"each":[99],"agent's":[100],"output":[101],"its":[103],"corresponding":[104],"signal":[106],"within":[107],"fixed":[109],"time.":[110],"Through":[111],"rigorous":[112],"theoretical":[113],"analysis,":[114],"it":[115],"proved":[117],"that":[118],"proposed":[120,140],"architecture":[122],"ensures":[123],"effectively":[130],"solving":[131],"DAT":[134],"problem.":[135],"effectiveness":[137],"method":[141],"validated":[143],"through":[144],"numerical":[145],"simulations.":[146]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2026,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2025,"cited_by_count":1}],"updated_date":"2026-06-11T09:08:48.828518","created_date":"2025-10-10T00:00:00"}