Decentralized degree regularization for multi-agent networks

Yasin Yazicioglu, Magnus Egerstedt, Jeff S. Shamma

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Abstract

Networked multi-agent systems are widely modeled as graphs where the agents are represented as nodes and edges exist between the agents that interact directly. In this setting, the degree of a node is the number of edges incident to it. For such systems, degree regularity (uniformity of degree across the nodes) typically provides desirable properties such as robustness and fast mixing time. As such, a key task is to achieve degree regularization in a decentralized manner. In this paper, we present a locally applicable rule that achieves this task. For any connected initial graph, the proposed reconfiguration rule preserves the graph connectivity and the total number of edges in the system while minimizing the difference between the maximum and the minimum node degrees.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2013 IEEE 52nd Annual Conference on Decision and Control, CDC 2013
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages7498-7503
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)9781467357173
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013
Externally publishedYes
Event52nd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, CDC 2013 - Florence, Italy
Duration: Dec 10 2013Dec 13 2013

Publication series

NameProceedings of the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control
ISSN (Print)0743-1546
ISSN (Electronic)2576-2370

Other

Other52nd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, CDC 2013
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityFlorence
Period12/10/1312/13/13

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