Formation Matrix and Energy-based Control of Multi-Agent Systems

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2609.04158v1
• Date: Thu, 03 Sep 2026 17:49:06 GMT
• Title: Formation Matrix and Energy-based Control of Multi-Agent Systems
• Abstract summary: The controller emulates a network of elementary spring-damper modules connecting pairs of agents.<n>A formation matrix mathematically represents the interconnection and energy-exchange structure of the bond graph.<n>The paper presents leader-following and position-based formation control systems based on the CbI scheme.
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• Abstract: This paper presents an energy-based controller for a multiagent robotic system designed to achieve and maintain a specific formation while moving on a plane and avoiding collisions between agents. The controller emulates a network of elementary spring-damper modules connecting pairs of agents. This network, with its de-energized states representing the desired formation, determines the system's dynamics, which is fully encapsulated by a bond graph model. The modeling is further enhanced through the introduction of a formation matrix, using a graph-theoretic approach, that describes both the distances and relative velocities among the agents of the arrangement. This matrix mathematically represents the interconnection and energy-exchange structure of the bond graph, allowing us to put it in correspondence with the control-by-interconnection CbI-scheme of the IDA-PBC theory, facilitating the solution of the formation control problem within the port-Hamiltonian system framework. Furthermore, the paper presents leader-following and position-based formation control systems based on the CbI scheme, including a stability analysis of the corresponding closed-loop systems. The theoretical findings are validated through numerical simulations across various scenarios.

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