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Main Authors: Monti, Angela, Diele, Fasma
Format: Preprint
Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.19252
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author Monti, Angela
Diele, Fasma
author_facet Monti, Angela
Diele, Fasma
contents In this work, we introduce a Z-control strategy for multi-agent systems of arbitrary order, aimed at driving the agents toward consensus in the highest-order observable state. The proposed framework supports both direct and indirect control schemes, making it applicable in scenarios where high-order derivatives such as acceleration cannot be directly manipulated. Theoretical analysis ensures exponential convergence while preserving the average dynamics, and a hierarchy of control laws is derived accordingly. Numerical experiments up to third-order models, including opinion dynamics and Cucker-Smale flocking systems, demonstrate the robustness and flexibility of Z-control under varying interaction regimes and control intensities.
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spellingShingle Exponential Consensus through Z-Control in High-Order Multi-Agent Systems
Monti, Angela
Diele, Fasma
Optimization and Control
93A14, 93C15, 93B52
In this work, we introduce a Z-control strategy for multi-agent systems of arbitrary order, aimed at driving the agents toward consensus in the highest-order observable state. The proposed framework supports both direct and indirect control schemes, making it applicable in scenarios where high-order derivatives such as acceleration cannot be directly manipulated. Theoretical analysis ensures exponential convergence while preserving the average dynamics, and a hierarchy of control laws is derived accordingly. Numerical experiments up to third-order models, including opinion dynamics and Cucker-Smale flocking systems, demonstrate the robustness and flexibility of Z-control under varying interaction regimes and control intensities.
title Exponential Consensus through Z-Control in High-Order Multi-Agent Systems
topic Optimization and Control
93A14, 93C15, 93B52
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.19252