Cooperative Output Regulation for Linear Multiagent Systems via Distributed Fixed-Time Event-Triggered Control

In this article, we consider the cooperative output regulation for linear multiagent systems (MASs) via the distributed event-triggered strategy in fixed time. A novel fixed-time event-triggered control protocol is proposed using a dynamic compensator method. It is shown that based on the designed control scheme, the cooperative output regulation problem is addressed in fixed time and the agents in the communication network are subject to intermittent communication with their neighbors. Simultaneously, with the proposed event-triggering mechanism, Zeno behavior can be ruled out by choosing the appropriate parameters. Different from the existing strategies, both the compensator and control law are designed with intermittent communication in fixed time, where the convergence time is independent of any initial conditions. Moreover, for the case that the states are not available, the output regulation problem can further be addressed by the distributed observer-based output feedback controller with the fixed-time event-triggered compensator and event-triggered mechanism. Finally, a simulation example is provided to illustrate the effectiveness of the theoretical results.