Robust consensus of unicycles using ternary and hybrid controllers

This paper presents consensus of the orientations and average positions for a group of unicycles using ternary and hybrid controllers. The decentralized controllers designed to reach consensus of the average positions take only values in the set {-1; 0; +1}. In addition, a hybrid controller is introduced to control the orientations. Finite-time practical consensus of the average positions is proven despite the simple ternary control laws together with asymptotic consensus of the orientations. Furthermore, the consensus problem is studied in the presence of matched input disturbances that are locally rejected using an internal-model-based controller. The analysis is performed in a hybrid framework. Simulation results illustrate the effectiveness of the design. Copyright (C) 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.